{"id":93435,"date":"2026-02-06T17:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/moherst-south-africa-study-tour-guides-education-reform"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:10:18","slug":"moherst-south-africa-study-tour-guides-education-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/moherst-south-africa-study-tour-guides-education-reform","title":{"rendered":"Moherst South Africa Study Tour Guides Education Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) announced that The Gambia has secured key lessons and partnerships to reform its education, research and innovation sectors following an eleven-day strategic study tour to South Africa.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry said the tour was conducted under the World Bank-funded Resilience, Inclusion, Skills and Equity (RISE) Project, from January 24 to February 4. The nine-member delegation was led by the Minister of Higher Education, Prof Pierre Gomez.<\/p>\n<p>MoHERST described the mission as a landmark engagement that produced \u201ctransformative insights, concrete partnership commitments, and an actionable implementation roadmap\u201d for national development.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, the delegation held high-level meetings with South Africa\u2019s Department of Higher Education and Training, the National Research Foundation, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, the Technology Innovation Agency, and several quality assurance and vocational training bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese engagements were not ceremonial, they were strategically designed to extract operational, governance, and financing lessons from one of Africa\u2019s most advanced education and innovation systems,\u201d MoHERST stated.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the tour, Prof Gomez said the mission was guided by African solidarity rather than imitation. \u201cWe did not come to copy. We came to learn, to adapt, and to rise, together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>MoHERST said the study tour delivered outcomes across five main areas, including Technical And Vocational Education And Training (TVET) governance, sustainable financing, research governance, innovation commercialisation, and human capital development with a strong focus on gender equity.<\/p>\n<p>On research and innovation, the Ministry said discussions with the National Research Foundation and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation came at a critical time, as The Gambia prepares to operationalise its National Research and Innovation Fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing could not be better,\u201d the press release noted, adding that the engagements provided guidance on accountability frameworks, postgraduate training pipelines, and national innovation policy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry also paid special tribute to The Gambia\u2019s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay, and her team for what it called \u201cexceptional diplomatic and logistical support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prof Gomez personally thanked the High Commissioner, saying her office played \u201ca critical role in elevating this mission from a routine tour to a landmark strategic engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, MoHERST said it will move swiftly to turn lessons into action adding that within the next two months, the ministry plans to establish performance frameworks for the research fund, seek membership in the Science Granting Council Initiative, and submit key policy proposals to Cabinet. \u201cThese are not aspirational targets. They are commitments,\u201d the ministry stressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) announced that The Gambia has secured key lessons and partnerships to reform its education, research and innovation sectors following an eleven-day strategic study tour to South Africa. 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