University of Sierra Leone
De University of Sierra Leone be de name of de former unitary public university system insyd Sierra Leone. Dem establish am insyd February 1827, ebe de oldest university insyd Africa.[1]
| Year dem found am | 1972  |
|---|---|
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Freetown |
| Coordinate location | 8°29′32″N 13°12′34″W |
| Member of | Confederation of Open Access Repositories, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, Association of African Universities |
| Get subsidiary | Milton Margai College of Education and Technology, University of Sierra Leone College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences |
| Dema official website | http://www.usl.edu.sl/ |
As of May 2005, na dem reconstitute de University of Sierra Leone into de individual colleges of Fourah Bay College den Njala University college.
History
editDe university get ein origins insyd de Fourah Bay College, wich na dem establish as Anglican missionary school by de Church Missionary Society plus support from Charles MacCarthy, de governor of Sierra Leone. Na Samuel Ajayi Crowther be de first student make dem enroll for Fouray Bay.[2] Fourah Bay College soon cam turn magnet for Krio den oda Africans wey dey seek higher education insyd British West Africa. Dese include Nigerians, Ghanaians, Ivorians, den many more, especially insyd de fields of theology den education. Na ebe de first western-style university insyd West Africa. Under colonialism, na dem know Freetown as "de Athens of West Africa" as homage to de college.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Best universities in Africa". Times Higher Education (THE). 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ↑ Kopytoff, Jean Herskovits. A Preface to Modern Nigeria: The "Sierra Leonians" in Yoruba, 1830–1890. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 35.
- ↑ Paracka Jr., Daniel J. (March 2004). The Athens of West Africa: A History of International Education at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone. p. Introduction. ISBN 9781135935993.