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Njala University

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Njala University
university
Year dem found amMarch 1964, 1964 Edit
CountrySierra Leone Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydBo Edit
Member ofAssociation of African Universities Edit
Parent organizationUniversity of Sierra Leone Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.njalauniversity.net/ Edit

Njala University (NU) be public university wey dey locate insyd Njala den Bo, Sierra Leone. Ebe de second largest university insyd Sierra Leone (after de University of Sierra Leone). De largest den main campus of Njala University dey insyd Njala, Moyamba District; de oda campus be Bo, de second largest city insyd Sierra Leone.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Na dem originally create NU as part of de University of Sierra Leone (USL) insyd 1964 plus de help of USAID wey dem offer degrees for conjunction plus de University of Illinois. Subsequent legislation insyd 1972 dem pair Fourah Bay den Njala under de University of Sierra Leone act, wer de presidos of each institution switch de presidency of de USL for biennial basis top. Dis continue til 2005, wen na de university act separate Fourah Bay den NU into distinct institutions independently run.[2]

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Insyd de 1999–2000 academic year, NU get 722 male students den 98 female, wich equate to approximately 27% of Sierra Leonean college students. E get 436 male staff den 98 females.

Current schools[edit | edit source]

De university commence insyd August 2005 plus de founding of 6 schools:

  • School of Education
  • School of Community Health Services
  • School of Social Sciences
  • School of Agriculture
  • School of Environmental Sciences
  • School of Technology

Bo campus[edit | edit source]

Bo campus get three schools, Education, Community Health Services den Social Sciences.

Njala campus[edit | edit source]

Njala campus get de oda three schools, wey dey include Agriculture, Environmental Sciences den Technology as well as de university secretariat. However, as of de 2005-2006 year, na New England Ville insyd Freetown be temporarily home to all of Njala ein facilities, dey pend de rebuilding of Njala ein campus.

Notable people[edit | edit source]

  • Monty Jones, executive director of FARA den Co-winner of de prestigious 2004 World Food Prize, dem award am for ein discovery of de genetic process make dem create de New Rice for Africa (NERICA)
  • Alie Badara Mansaray, commissioner of de Sierra Leone National Commission for Social Action
  • S T Matturi, former principal of Njala University College den Sierra Leone ein high commissioner to de UK during wich time he play crucial part insyd de twinning of Hull City den Freetown[3]
  • Paul Richards, he retire from Wageningen University, dey teach den research for Njala since 2014.
  • Joe Robert Pemagbi, current ambassador from Sierra Leone to de United Nations den former dean den head of language department.
  • Julius Spencer, Sierra Leonean movie actor den director, poet den playwright, journalist, den former Minister of Information den Broadcasting insyd de war-years den co-founder of de Campaign for Good Governance
  • Kandeh Yumkella, director-general of UNIDO[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Njala University | a public university and second largest university located in Njala, Bo and Freetown, Sierra Leone". njala.edu.sl. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. "History of Njala and Illinois | Agricultural and Consumer Economics :: College of ACES, University of Illinois". ace.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. Council, Hull City. "Home". Hull. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. "Biography". Retrieved 16 January 2013.

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