University of Sierra Leone

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University of Sierra Leone
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motto Unity, service, learning
unit, service, learning
founding 2005 (1827)
Sponsorship state
place Freetown
country Sierra Leone
Vice Chancellor & Rector Aiah A. Gbakima
Students 9,408 (2011/12)
Website www.usl.edu.sl

The University of Sierra Leone is one of two state universities in the Republic of Sierra Leone . It is considered the oldest university in Black Africa and is now located on a hill on the outskirts of the capital Freetown .

history

Original pre-Civil War Fourah Bay College building

The University of Sierra Leone was founded in 1827 as an Anglican School of Mission under the name Fourah Bay College (FBC). The facility quickly became the most popular and best on the African continent. This also gave Freetown its secret title as the “Athens of West Africa”. The theology and education faculties in particular were of the highest quality.

In 1972 the two independent colleges Fourah Bay and Njala were merged under the umbrella of the University of Sierra Leone. Since May 2005, however, the Njala University (NU) and the University of Sierra Leone (USL) have existed again independently of each other . The USL is divided into

  • Fourah Bay College (FBC; founded 1827),
  • College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS; founded 1988),
  • Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM; founded 1980) and the
  • School of Postgraduate Studies.

During the civil war from 1991 to 2002 , numerous university facilities were destroyed or looted.

Due to the Ebola virus epidemic in 2014 , the university was closed for several months (as of March 2015).

management

The university's chancellor has traditionally always been the incumbent President of Sierra Leone, since 2007 Ernest Koroma . Administratively and academically, however, the university is run by the Vice-Chancellor, who is also the Rector, Aiah A. Gbakima.

Campus & student life

The historic Fourah Bay College campus is located in the center of Freetown. The impressive main building, which dates from colonial times, was almost completely destroyed in the civil war. With international help, it is to be rebuilt and set up as a museum.

Today's main campus of the USL and Fourah Bay College is on the outskirts of Freetown on a small hill ( Mount Aureol ). Since the end of the civil war, numerous buildings and facilities have been refurbished or renovated, especially with international help from Scandinavia.

The campus includes:

  • Student accommodation, some of which are still in very poor condition
  • Library with more than 100,000 volumes and 55,000 journals
  • Student clubs and sports facilities
  • Basic medical care facility
  • church

Education

Faculties

  • Fourah Bay College (FBC)
    • Faculty of Arts
    • Faculty of Engineering & Architecture
    • Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
    • Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
  • College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS)
    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Faculty of Clinical Sciences
    • Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
    • Faculty of Nursing
  • The Institute of Public Administration & Management (IPAM)
    • Department of Applied Accounting
    • Department of Business Administration
    • Department of Financial Services
    • Department of Public Administration
    • Department of Information Systems

Degrees & duration of study

  • Certificate: 2 semesters
  • Diploma : 4 semesters
  • Bachelor : 8 or 10 semesters
  • Graduate diploma: 2 semesters
  • Master : 4 semesters (exception is the Master in Education, which lasts 2 semesters)
  • Doctoral degree (PhD): 6–8 semesters

Well-known alumni

See also

Additional information

  • American University Student Organization for African Studies (Ed.): The Athens of West Africa , documentary, April 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c University of Sierra Leone . In: www.whed.net WHED - IAU 's World Higher Education Database . Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Report No: ACS4393 Republic of Sierra Leone Higher and Tertiary Education Sector Policy Worldbank, July 15, 2013
  3. ^ Fourah Bay College “The Athens of West Africa” - A Call For Restoration. Sierra Express Media, April 19, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013

Coordinates: 8 ° 29 ′ 32 "  N , 13 ° 12 ′ 34"  W.