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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The delegation was headed by the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) Prof. Pierre Gomez, who was accompanied by the World Bank Senior Education Specialist, Ekua Bentil and others.<\/p>\n

The meeting centred on developments around the second phase of the new University of Allied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (USET), and the proposed five skills centres in the regions, to enhance youth employability.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists after their audience with VP Joof, Ms. Ekua Bentil affirmed that they had delved into many issues including progress made in turning The Gambia Technical Training Institute into a University of Science, Engineering and Technology, \u201cwhich would be a centre where a new breed of Gambian engineers could be trained.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on: \u201cThe wider vision is that Gambia will have an institution that can train the next generation of scientists, engineers, technologists, ICT specialists and that\u2019s where the world is going to. It is important to get youth excited about these fields; especially young women.\u201d She affirmed that their presence in the country was to ensure that the programme has quality and relevance.<\/p>\n

The World Bank official commended the team on the ground. She recognised that they are working closely with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana to ensure that faculty members come in to train at the initial stage. \u201cGradually, the goal is that they will be based in The Gambia and will be able to teach these students\u201d.<\/p>\n

Madam Bentil assured that they would be encouraging the team to speed up things because the project will close in 2025. \u201cIt will be important if Gambia can have these critical mass of students in these fields; it will make a big difference. They can support energy, agriculture and health,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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