Introduction to the University of Makeni in Sierra Leone:

Basic Introduction

Established on October 8, 2005, it was originally established as Fatima College, and was granted university status in August 2009 and changed to its current name.

Institutional Nature: Private Catholic University in Sierra Leone.

Student Size: 5,019 students registered, 3,148 students have graduated.

Faculty: 147 full-time lecturers.

History

Fatima College was founded in 2005 by George Biguzi, the Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Makeni.

In 2009, it was granted university status and renamed the University of Makeni.

In 2011, it became a founding member of the Sierra Leone Mental Health Alliance.

From 2014 to 2016, it was forced to temporarily close due to the Ebola epidemic.

In 2018, a new campus was opened in Kabala Town, Koinadugu District, and the university application fee was abolished.

In 2019, it became a founding member of the Sierra Leone First Responders Alliance.

School Strength

Teaching Staff: It has a professional team of teachers who can provide high-quality teaching and guidance to students.

Research: It actively participates in various research projects, especially in the field of public health, and has cooperated with Makerere University in Uganda, Imperial College London, etc., which has enhanced the school's scientific research capabilities and international influence.

Social Impact: It is the only university in Sierra Leone that provides special needs teacher training, and has played an important role in the development of local special education.

Educational Philosophy

Committed to providing and disseminating quality education, regardless of students' political and ethnic backgrounds.

Focus on cultivating students' relevant knowledge base and practical skills so that they can contribute to their own and national development.

Key Laboratories and Disciplines

Key Disciplines: Public Health, Agriculture and Food Science, Computer Science, Law, etc. Among them, the public health discipline has played an important role in responding to the Ebola epidemic; the special needs teacher training major is the school's specialty.

Key Laboratory: The Infectious Disease Research Laboratory at the University of Makeni was developed from a temporary genome sequencing facility established by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger Institute during the Ebola outbreak to provide training for local scientists and students.

Department Settings

School of Social Sciences

School of Agricultural and Food Sciences

School of Medicine

School of Law

School of Computer Science, etc.

Ranking

There is currently no authoritative global or regional comprehensive ranking, but in Sierra Leone, it is a private university with significant influence and is a leader in special needs education, public health and other fields.

Cost

Tuition fees vary depending on academic courses and degree types, ranging from approximately 1 million to 20 million Sierra Leonean Leone.

Campus Environment

Main Campus: Located in Makeni City, the Sylvanus Koroma Campus, about 5 miles away, has the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Law, etc.

Kabala Town Campus: Opened in 2018, it provides learning opportunities for students in the Koinadugu District.

The campus provides students with modern facilities such as laboratories, libraries and a good road network.