UNIMAK - the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone

Saturday 11th March 2017 Staff and Management of the University of Makeni held an orientation for over 286 newly admitted students into various faculties and departments. This is the second intake of students admitted after the release of the private WASCE results in late January 2017. Addressing  students the Registrar and Director of Academic Affairs Rev. Fr. Francis Sehdu Sesay advised students to pay close heed to all information from departmental heads and the registry, and…

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On Saturday 11th February 2017 the University of Makeni awarded degrees, certificate and diplomas to 297 students.   This year’s academic congregation brought together local and foreign dignitaries with over 1000 dignitaries and parents attended the congregation.    A military band entertained the dignitaries, staff, parents and students. This year the university awarded Certificates of Recognition to the Resident Minister North Alie D Kamara, the Managing Director of NADECO, and the Paramount Chief of Bombali Sheborah…

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On 4th February 2017, George Biguzzi, Emeritus Bishop of Makeni and Founder of the University of Makeni celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of his episcopal ordination to the Diocese of Makeni in the Cathedral church of Our Lady of Fatima, Makeni The happy occasion was also his 81st birthday, and in his speech of thanks Bishop George recalled many happy times since he first came to Sierra Leone in 1974. Read his words in full here…

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  On Tuesday 14th February 2017 the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Guy Warrington, visited the University of Makeni. The Vice-Chancellor Professor Fr. Joseph Turay welcomed the High Commissioner to the university and described how, following the gaining of university status in 2009, ” the university has contributed a lot in the human resource development of Sierra Leone.” In his statement the High Commissioner said he was pleased to visit the University of…

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The UNIMAK Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory (IDRL) was officially opened on the Yoni campus on the 22nd of January 2016 as a collaboration between the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone and the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. The project was facilitated by funding from the Wellcome Trust to enable rapid sequencing of Ebola virus genomes during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Sierra Leone. Its aim is to contribute to building a resilient health infrastructure, build…

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Links between the University of Makeni (UNIMAK) and the University of Sheffield (UK) are being strengthened in three ways: 1. Sheffield University has launched a 2-3 year programme of work that seeks to identify and mobilise UNIMAK alumni to support the future development of the University. The key elements of the Alumni Outreach Project are: > To understand how alumni engagement supports the development of a University. Students to spend some time in the University Alumni office understanding its…

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