University and Tertiary Education

This level, which received lot of attention in the last 5 years, will see further growth during the next term as it will serve as the centre piece in the transformation of the Gambia into a centre for learning in the sub-region. The scope of its programme will be expanded through partnerships with external universities to further build on the credibility and the internationalisation of its programme. Information and Communications Technology, the sciences, medicine and agriculture will continue to serve as the main focus of development and will capitalize on the state-of-the-art equipment to tap the immense potential of advanced technology to offer distance education to reach the presently un-reached at more affordable rates, there by adding the virtual facility to the singular most important achievement in the education sector during the last term of the government. The university of the Gambia, already a model, will be taken to greater heights in the ensuing years if voted back into office. More Gambian youth with the disciplined disposition to acquire higher education will be guaranteed some degree of support to fulfil their dreams and join the already over 1000 plus youths who have benefited and continue to benefit from this great contribution of the government to socio-economic development of The Gambia.