University of The Gambia
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| Latin: Universitatis Gambia | |
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Motto in English
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Knowledge Truth Development |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1999 |
| Chancellor | President Adama Barrow |
| Vice-Chancellor |
Prof. Donald E.U Ekong (Vice-Chancellor as of 2005) Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah (third Vice-Chancellor as of May 2009) Prof. Faqir Muhammad Anjum (Fourth Vice-Chancellor as of October 2016) |
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Academic staff
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44 (in 2002) |
| Students | 2 000 approx (in March 2006) |
| Location | Sere Kunda, The Gambia |
| Campus | Kal Jawara Memorial Block (MDI), Kanifing South, Sere Kunda) Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (Banjul) Gambia College (Brikama) |
| Affiliations |
St. Mary's College of Maryland Alliance française Saint Mary's University (Halifax) |
| Website | http://www.utg.edu.gm/ |
Coordinates: 13°27′26″N 16°41′08″W / 13.45722222°N 16.68555556°W
Prof. Donald E.U Ekong
(first Vice-Chancellor as of October 1999)
The University of the Gambia (UTG) is an institution of higher education located in Sere Kunda, the largest city in the Gambia.
The campus is reported to have been founded in 1998 in Kotu-Kanifing, a suburb of Sere Kunda. It was not until March 1999 that the UTG started to offer courses, following a law passed by the National Assembly of the Gambia. In 1999, 300 students are reported to have been enrolled. As of 2002, the number of academic staff was 44. In 2006, nearly 2000 students were enrolled.The Gambian government has planned to create a new campus at Faraba Banta.
The UTG is composed of several schools (or faculties):
The qualifications that can be attained include:
Notable past and present lecturers at the UTG include the following:
On October 11, 2012, it was reported that the university has started two Master’s degree programs in public health in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Springfield and the University of Iowa. According to Vaccine News Daily: "Rex Kuye, the head of the public health department, said that the two programs were conceived of locally to address growing health concerns in the Gambia. The Gambia has made many public health strides in the last two decades. The nation was certified as polio free in 2004 and has had no confirmed polio cases since that time. The success in the battle against polio resulted from high political commitment and routine polio immunization coverage of more than 90 percent since 1990, according to the Foroyaa Newspaper."
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