UNIMAK - the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone

By Matthew Kanu On the 5th December 2018 a team from the University of Makeni headed by the Vice Chancellor travelled to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana to signed a Memorandum of Understanding . On his return to Sierra Leone the Vice chancellor informed staff and management of UNIMAK that the Memorandum of Understanding covers long and short term training, curriculum development, staff and students exchange. Professor Turay thanked the…

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By Matthew Kanu On the 15th December 2018 the University of Makeni held its annual matriculation ceremony for the 2018/2019 academic year. This year’s matriculation number, 803 students, was the biggest in the history of the University. Addressing matriculants Chancellor of UNIMAK Bishop Natalio Paganelli said “We want a strong university that will produce real professionals for a better Sierra Leone”. In officially welcoming the new students he reminded them that the fees at UNIMAK…

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By Matthew Kanu On 7th November 2018 UNIMAK‘s Department of Political Science and International Relations officially launched the University of Makeni Centre for Political Formation . Fulbright Scholar Dr.Gloria Braxton spent weeks putting together a new curriculum for the Department, which is a new Department under the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities, and worked tirelessly with staff of the Department to put together details relating to the Centre before the launching ceremony. Addressing her audience Dr.…

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Marburg virus has been found in five cave-dwelling fruit-eating bats in three districts in Sierra Leone (Moyamba, Koinadugu, and Kono).The infected bats were sampled near caves in Moyamba (Fakunya Chiefdom), Koinadugu (Wara Wara Bafodia Chiefdom), and Kono (Lei Chiefdom). This discovery was made and reported simultaneously to the Government of Sierra Leone by Njala University with funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the PREDICT project led by the University of…

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By Matthew Kanu. . The Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development and the Director of Planning and Economic Development delivered this year’s induction lecture to more than 50 UNIMAK masters students on designing the country’s 4th Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP4). Vice Chancellor of UNIMAK welcomed the Deputy Minister Dr. Robert T. Chakanda and the Director of Planning and Development Unit of the same Ministry, Dr. Sheka Bangura. Professor Turay said the presence of…

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By Matthew Kanu in Makeni. . The State University of New York has donated textbooks in various disciplines to the University of Makeni through a former employee of the State University of New York Dr. S A M Kargbo.  Dr. Kargbo told staff and management of UNIMAK that the books were donated as a good will venture of State University of New York towards quality education in Africa, and particularly in post conflict Sierra Leone.…

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