“This is to ensure that no Gambian youth is left behind,” he added.
He made this revelation while presiding over the 17th Convocation Ceremony of UTG at Faraba Campus on Saturday.
“A centre of excellence for agri-business in Pacharr, CRR South, and a similar Fisheries and Aquaculture centre will soon be constructed in Tujereng,” the President further disclosed.
“In addition, the contracts to renovate Julangel TVET Centre have been signed for works to commence shortly.”
He highlighted that his government has also initiated discussions with the Chinese counterparts, through the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in The Gambia, for the establishment of a Luban Workshop.
“The Luban Workshop model, which has been successfully implemented in other African countries, will provide hands-on training in areas of high demand, such as renewable energy, agricultural technology, and digital manufacturing,” he explained.
“The University of Science, Engineering, and Technology (USET) in Brikama is now set to inaugurate its state-of-the-art campus to produce homegrown engineers in mechanical, civil, and electrical or electronic engineering.”
“This milestone is made possible with the support of 18 Nigerian university professors, now part of USET’s faculty. We are grateful to them and to the Government and People of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for this.”
“I am proud to announce that, following the completion of Lot One of the UTG Project, the seven-storey Chancery Building, the Faculty of Law, and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences will be inaugurated in December 2025. Together with this, we will lay the foundation stone for Lot Three, which incorporates the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and capacity-building programmes for lecturers.”
“Turning attention to the Graduate Employment Scheme, it is pleasing that, in collaboration with UNDP, UNFPA, and the National Youth Service Scheme, we are scaling up internships and professional development programmes nationwide.”
“All these will have a lasting impact on reorienting the education landscape to boost youth empowerment for employability and innovative entrepreneurial leadership roles. Despite these strides, I assure you that we will continue to do better. Education and its benefits are boundless, so must investments in it be unbounded,” he said.
He advised graduates to not carry their certificates into the world of work merely as moral boosters; rather, with them, proudly discharge their much-expected responsibility of innovating, creating, and leading.
“The challenges of unemployment and migration are truly daunting, but your potential is limitless and able to transform any challenge into an opening for success and progress.”
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