BANJUL, The Gambia – Professor Nazmat Surajudeen-Bakinde, a Nigerian academic, has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology (USET) in The Gambia.
Gambiaj.com – (BEIJING, China) – In a landmark move set to boost technical and vocational education in The Gambia, the Crab Island Technical and Vocational Education Training Foundation (CITVETF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the prestigious Jiangsu Maritime Institute (JMI) of Nanjing, China.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – As students returned to primary schools across the Netherlands on Monday, they were met with a new policy—smart devices, including smartphones and watches, are now banned in classrooms nationwide.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Mamour M. Mbenga, widely known as Kifa Barham, a prominent advocate against drug abuse and a Goodwill Ambassador for The Gambia’s Drug Law Enforcement Agency (DLEAG), has successfully secured 20 IT scholarships for young people across various communities. This effort is part of his ongoing commitment to empowering youth through education and rehabilitation.
The Standard Newspaper has reported that two senior lecturers at the University of The Gambia (UTG), Dr. Alieu Gibba and Dr. Matarr Njie, walked out of a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday, raising concerns about the impartiality of the process. The hearing was convened to address allegations the lecturers made against the university’s management.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates. This year’s examination saw a total of 18,042 candidates from 148 Senior Secondary Schools across The Gambia, marking a 4.88% increase from last year’s entry figure of 17,201 candidates.
Gambiaj.com – (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) – Hon. Ousman Sillah, Secretary General of the Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET), recently participated in the drafting of the Revised Continental Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2025-34 at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – ChildFund Gambia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE), has taken a significant step towards reducing the number of out-of-school children in the country by donating 1,000 bicycles. On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, ChildFund Gambia presented the bicycles during a ceremony at their head office.
Gambiaj.com – (ACCRA, Ghana) – Baboucarr Bouy, the Minister of Public Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination, and Delivery of the Republic of the Gambia, has called on graduates of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) to become agents of positive change in their respective fields.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education has expressed grave concern over recent TikTok videos trending on social media, depicting school children being used to malign the government.
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