Pro-Vice-Chancellor Extols Progress at NU’s Postgraduate School
Njala University, Njala Mokonde-23rd April,2021-The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Njala University and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Njala Campus, Professor Bashiru Mohamed Koroma has extolled progress at Njala University’s Postgraduate School.
Professor Koroma while addressing over four hundred Postgraduate Schools during their matriculation ceremony for the 2020/2021 Academic year disclosed that all the Schools of the University are now offering Postgraduate Programmes mostly up to MPhil and Ph.D. levels.
He further noted that research, teaching, and community outreach are pivotal at the Postgraduate School for what he described as the purpose of the outcome-based education towards human capital development in Sierra Leone.
‘’The relevance of these three elements above are enshrined in the postgraduate policies and guidelines among other issues of interest…’’ Professor Koroma recounted.
He highlighted issues such as reaching out to communities directly with experiential learning and sharing for quality delivery and efficient student’s performances; review of programs to meet quality assurance amongst several others as very integral to the attainment of the three cardinal principles of the University and the Postgraduate School.
Professor Koroma welcomed the matriculants to the 2021 Matriculation ceremony and thanked them for reposing confidence in Njala University and underscored the rationale for all students admitted into the University to go through a matriculation ceremony.
He assured the matriculants that the Administration is aware of the challenges of accommodation at the university and that they are doing everything possible to address these and other challenges.
‘’Your Admission at the School of Postgraduate is awaiting you and every necessary resource to take you there is available on our two campuses…’’ the Pro-Vice-Chancellor concluded.
Professor Koroma was Dean of the School of Postgraduate until his appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Njala University.
Many have commended him for introducing policy reforms, partnerships, and a very strong, credible, and external supervision system of the programs of the school during his tenure. This had correspondingly improved enrollment, the introduction of new programs across the respective schools of the university.
He has always nursed the ambition to make the Postgraduate School an independent school of the University. This according to him would make way for effectiveness, efficiency, and expansion.
