A
three-person delegation from the University of Sierra Leone (USL) headed by the
Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Sahr Thomas P. Gbamanja arrived in The Gambia
on Saturday 15 July 2017 to explore and strengthen existing cooperation with
authorities in The Gambia.
The
delegation includes the Director of Alumni and International Relations of the
USL, Mrs Bernadette Cole, and the Public Relations Officer, Mr Munda Rogers.
The
delegation was received on arrival at the Banjul International Airport by the
Sierra Leone Ambassador to The Gambia, H.E. Soulayman Daramy, the Registrar of
UTG, Mr Momodou Lamin Tarro, the Dean, School of Business and Public
Administration, Dr Momodou Mustapha Fanneh and the UTG Relations Officer, Mr Abdoulie
Sillah.
The
week-long visit will consist of courtesy calls on various ministries
principally the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology.
The
delegation will also have interactive sessions with principal officers of the
University of The Gambia, as well as Deans of Faculties and Heads of
Departments to share experiences and to identify priority areas for
cooperation.
The
visit, which was jointly facilitated by the University of The Gambia (UTG), the
Sierra Leone Universities Alumni Association and the Sierra Leone Embassy in
The Gambia, will be climaxed with the showing of a documentary on the history
and development of Fourah Bay College from 1827 to the present.
This
programme is scheduled for Wednesday 19th July, 2017 at 4:00 pm at the Faculty
of Law Auditorium (Kanifing). All alumni and the general public are invited to
this event.
A
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is anticipated to be signed between the
University of Sierra Leone and the University of The Gambia.
