University of the Gambia

HE Institution
Year of foundation: 
1999
Member since: 
23/11/2010
University of the Gambia

Contact

Institutional postal address: 
University of The Gambia Vice Chancellor Office PO Box 3530 Serrekunda The Gambia
Region: 
Africa
Country: 
Gambia
City: 
Serrekunda
Institutional e-mail: 

Mission / Vision

The University of Gambia will provide relevant, sustainable and high quality education and research in respect of socio-economic, scientific and technological advancement of development. It will be a centre of excellence which will accommodate national, regional and international requirements. The university will utilize the concept of incremental improvement to maintain high standards.

Goals

  • Academic freedom, integrity and excellence
  • Promote internationalization -Maintain high professional and ethical standards and behavior
  • Inculcate social responsibility -Seek to achieve institutional autonomy
  • Seek to achieve equity and social justice
  • Strive to enhance productivity, innovation and entrepreneurship -Intensify the inculcation of strategies for planning and culture.

Main activities

  • Contribution to the objective of the poverty reduction strategy
  • Relevance of programs of development agenda

Partners

  • UNESCO. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • The Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP)

Sponsored by

  • Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry of Business and Employment. Department of Research and Universities
  • Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry for Foreign Action and Open Government