President Adama Barrow has made significant strides in advancing education in The Gambia today.
He has commissioned Lot 2 of the University of The Gambia (UTG) comprising the Akinwumi Adesina School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, the Faculty of Law, and the Chancery Building. The facilities house fourteen cutting-edge labs aimed at driving agricultural transformation and environmental sustainability, empowering students and researchers to innovate in food security and climate resilience.
The Faculty of Law, equipped with a modern moot court, will enhance legal training, reinforcing justice, the rule of law, and human rights in the country.
Additionally, President Barrow laid the foundation stone for Lot 3 which includes the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences. It will feature world-class facilities for Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, and Biomedical Sciences, supported by sixteen state-of-the-art laboratories and a teaching clinic.
Delivering his statement, President Barrow said โfor decades, Gambians dreamt of a national university campus equipped with the facilities needed to advance higher learning and training endeavours. That dream is becoming a reality here in Faraba Banta, as our goal is that the UTG becomes a world-class citadel of learning.โ
This development is part of the government’s efforts to enhance tertiary education. The UTG Faraba campus expansion project is funded by The Gambia Government in collaboration with BADEA and the Islamic Development Bank, aiming to increase the university’s capacity and produce highly skilled practitioners.
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