University of Gambia

University of Gambia
motto	Knowledge Truth Development
founding	1998
place	Serekunda - Kanifing , Gambia
management	Muhammadou MO Kah
Students	2,000 (2005)
Networks	St. Mary's College of Maryland ; Alliance française ; Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
Website	www.utg.edu.gm

The University of the Gambia ( Engl. University of The Gambia ) (UTG) is the only public university of the African country Gambia .

The campus

The campus of the university, founded in 1998, is located in Serrekunda - Kanifing , the largest city in Gambia. The university began teaching in March 1999 with around 300 students. In 2002 the faculty comprised 44 people.

The government of Gambia has planned to build a new campus at Faraba Banta .

Faculties

The university is divided into four faculties :

Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Information Technology and Communications offering
Faculty of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital
Faculty of Science and Agriculture

The following degrees can be obtained:

Bachelor in Education
Bachelor of Law
Bachelor of Medicine / Surgery
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Communications & Media
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Environment Science
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Midwifery
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications & Wireless Technologies
Master of Arts in African History
Master of Arts in French
Master of Science in Public Health
Master of Science in Climate Change and Education (WASCAL Master Research Program)

Vice-Chancellor

Directional sign to the university on Kariaba Avenue, towards Latri Kunda

(Vice-Chancellor in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations = Chancellor)

1999-2004	Donald Effiong Uwemedimo Ekong , Professor (Nigeria)
2004-2009	Samuel Igwe , Professor (Nigeria)
2009-2016	Muhammadou MO Kah , Professor (Gambia)
2016–	Faqir Muhammad Anjum , Prof. Dr. (Pakistan)

Honorary doctorate from the university

2018: Adama Barrow (* 1965), President, Doctorate Degree in Human Rights
2018: Dawda Jawara (* 1924), former President, Doctorate Degree in Law and Human Rights Studies

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ St. Mary's College of Maryland ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ The Point Newspaper Alliance Franco Gambienne: The Mother of French Learning
^ State House, Gambia
↑ President Jammeh presides over the second convocation of the university of The Gambia State House, December 10, 2005
^ President Jammeh presented master plan for new university campus Statehouse, July 14, 2006
↑ Gov't allocates Faraba Banta site for UTG campus ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Daily Observer, December 12, 2005 @1@ 2

↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ University Of The Gambia Gets New Vice Chancellor | The Fatu Network . In: The Fatu Network . 2016 ( fatunetwork.net ).
↑ ^a ^b UTG confers honorary degrees on president Barrow, Jawara - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .

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[1] St. Mary's College of Maryland ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] The Point Newspaper Alliance Franco Gambienne: The Mother of French Learning

[3] State House, Gambia

[4] President Jammeh presides over the second convocation of the university of The Gambia State House, December 10, 2005

[5] President Jammeh presented master plan for new university campus Statehouse, July 14, 2006

[6] Gov't allocates Faraba Banta site for UTG campus ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Daily Observer, December 12, 2005 @1@ 2

[7] Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[8] University Of The Gambia Gets New Vice Chancellor | The Fatu Network . In: The Fatu Network . 2016 ( fatunetwork.net ).

[thepoint20180116-9] UTG confers honorary degrees on president Barrow, Jawara - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved July 2, 2018 .