Richard Williams, SLENA Correspondent.

Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie, Minister of Technical and Higher Education, on 21 April 2026, inked two Memoranda of Understanding with South Korea’s Yeungnam University. The accords pair that institution with Sierra Leone’s Milton Margai Technical University and Eastern Technical University. These deals advance President Julius Maada Bio’s vision of education as a national development engine. At the ceremony, Dr. Wurie was joined by Permanent Secretary Mohamed Sheick Kargbo and Acting Director...

The Human Resource Unit of the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) launched a two-day leadership and management capacity-building initiative on 1 April 2026, targeting staff nationwide. Rebecca Saffa, MTHE’s Director of Human Resources, formally opened the event, explaining its objective to reshape attitudes and equip public servants with practical leadership skills tailored to service delivery. She introduced Permanent Secretary Mohamed Sheick Kargbo as chairperson for the...

(SLENA)-Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara, led a high-level delegation to the inaugural opening of TRICO College of Innovation and Advanced Technology in Kono. Accompanying him were the Deputy Chief Technical Higher Education Officer from the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) and the Director of the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education (NCTVE). Their presence underscored government recognition of the institution’s...