Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology (MoHERST), Prof. Pierre Gomez, on Friday, December 6, 2024, presided over a landmark event—the awarding of Gambia Government scholarships to 18 faculty members from the country’s public universities.
Gambiaj.com – (KANIFING) – The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) has called off its sit-down strike following the government’s resolution of delayed November salaries for grant-aided schools and the disbursement of the first-term School Improvement Grant (SIG) for mission schools.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Students of the University of The Gambia (UTG) on Monday, staged a demonstration at the university campus of Kanifing to protest the controversial dismissal of two lecturers, Dr. Alieu Gibba and Associate Professor Matarr Njie.
Gambiaj.com – (BIJILO, The Gambia) – The junior school campus of SBEC International School buzzed with excitement on Saturday as it
Gambiaj.com – (Foni Kansala, The Gambia) – The inauguration of the Kanilai Vocational and Technical Skills Training Center by the Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology, Professor Pierre Gomez, signals a significant stride in The Gambia’s drive to decentralize Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
MoHERST, Commonwealth of Learning, and NAQAA have held a four-day workshop to enhance national quality assurance capacity for Open Distance Learning.
Gambiaj.com – (TIANJIN, China) – In an exclusive interview at the 2024 World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in Tianjin, China, Professor Pierre Gomez, The Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology, unveiled an ambitious strategy to transform vocational and technical education.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – A groundbreaking evaluation of The Gambia’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) highlights its transformative impact on child nutrition, education, and mental well-being, especially among girls.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The University of The Gambia (UTG) has dismissed two senior lecturers, Dr. Alieu Gibba and Professor Matarr Njie, following allegations of professional misconduct. The move has sparked concerns about the impact on students, with the lecturers responsible for over 400 students, as exams approach in two months.
Gambiaj.com – (BOGOTA, Colombia) – The Gambia has pledged to end corporal punishment in schools as part of a global effort to eradicate violence against minors. The commitment was announced in conjunction with other nations ahead of the inaugural United Nations Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children, held on November 7-8 in Bogotá, Colombia.
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