The Government of The Gambia has appointed Dr Samba Bah, a recent PhD graduate from Ohio University, USA, as the new Executive Director of the Student Revolving Loan Scheme. His appointment takes effect on November 1, 2025. Dr Bah, whose doctoral research focused on cost-sharing in public higher education with a case study on University…
The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Professor Pierre Gomez, together with the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Admin/Finance) and Senior Management Team of the Ministry, recently received the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC), Manssour Bin Mussallam. The Secretary General was accompanied by the Under-Secretary-General for Research, Evaluation and Foresight, Professor Hirut…
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has concluded a two-day stakeholder engagement session on the Skills for Innovation and Employability (SIE) Fund, calling on all tertiary and higher education institutions in The Gambia to submit quality proposals under Windows 1 and 2 of the Fund. The session, held on 11 and…
The Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Professor Pierre Gomez, on Monday, 4 August 2025, presided over the official deployment of 20 Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) from the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The NTAC professional team was officially deployed to the Ministry of Higher Education through the Nigerian Charge d’Affaires at a…
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has concluded a three-day capacity-building training aimed at strengthening research management across Tertiary and Higher Education Institutions in The Gambia. Held from July 7 to 9, 2025 at the Ministry’s Conference Hall in Kanifing, the training was conducted in collaboration with the UNESCO National Commission…
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has officially awarded Scholarship Letters of Commitment to 10 outstanding graduates of the University of The Gambia (UTG), as part of a government initiative to support academic excellence and nurture future leaders. The ceremony, held in honour of the UTG Excellence Award Class of 2024,…
Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Professor Pierre Gomez, Friday presided over the validation of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Graduates Tracer Study Report for 2024. The validation programme was held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre in Bijilo. The project, funded by the World Bank through…
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Monday began a five-day retreat with higher education stakeholders to discuss pertinent issues centred around higher education in The Gambia. The tertiary and higher education sector retreat at Sindola Hotel in Kanilai brought together higher education institutions heads, university governing council members and government education officials,…
