Professor Pierre Gomez, the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MOHERST) said they will move the School of Medicine and Allied Sciences to the University of the Gambia Faraba Campus for lack of space to accommodate students.
Professor Pierre Gomez, the Minister of Higher Education , Research, Science and Technology said they will move the School of Medicine and Allied Sciences to the University of the Gambia Faraba Campus for lack of space to accommodate students.
"Right now, the School of Medicine and Allied Sciences is rejecting over 60 to 70 percent of qualified candidates. The reason is because of lack of space. So, you will have people applying at the UTG, but they will take only take 30 percent or maximum of 40 percent. The School is very competitive," he said.
He said the new School will have standard laboratories and have more space among other things. He added that the School of Nursing and Public Health of the Gambia College will be moved to the UTG to form part of the School of Medicine and Allied Sciences. The Gambia College will only be a school of education while the other courses will be moved to the University of the Gambia. The Minister disclosed that a team was constituted to look into this matter and they have a 4-month timeline.
"It will serve as a hub for the rest of Africa as a research centre; so you will have scholars from other parts of Africa to work in the Gambia," Gomez said. "It is going to be a game-changer. It is going to address the issue of connectivity because it is going to give an opportunity to researchers and students high speed connectivity. Once it is rolled out, all our tertiary and higher education institutions will get Internet connectivity," he said.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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