Richard Williams, SLENA Correspondent.

The historic Adjai Crowther Amphitheatre was a sea of caps and gowns on December 4th, filled with the eager faces of 2,551 new graduates from Fourah Bay College and the School of Postgraduate Studies. This year’s congregation, themed “Transformation: A Step into the Future With or Without Jobs,” struck a resonant chord, blending celebration with a candid conversation about the evolving world these scholars are about to enter. The ceremony gathered a wide array of guests, from Deputy Minister...

The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has officially validated a new Competency-Based Industrial Plumbing Curriculum (Levels 1–6). The national workshop, held on November 28, 2025, marks a significant step in aligning Sierra Leone’s technical education with the needs of the labour market. The session built on months of regional consultations and technical reviews involving educators, industry experts, and...

The International educational cooperation has opened following a productive three-day working visit by the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie, to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The high-level engagement, which concluded on November 23rd, 2025, featured extensive talks between Minister Wurie and her Bahraini counterpart, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Mubarak Juma. This diplomatic mission marks a significant step in strengthening the bilateral relationship between...