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FONRID is currently positioned as a donor only. He is not a direct policy influencer. But he accompanies the politicians. If FONRID had power over policies, this would allow it…

FONRID is currently positioned as a donor only. He is not a direct policy influencer. But he accompanies the politicians. If FONRID had power over policies, this would allow it to review its status in the current environment. What is a handicap today is the fact that FONRID is a pure public structure.

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Why SGCI is supporting the STISA-2034 agenda

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Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara

Sierra Leone unveils home-grown academic services app

Sierra Leone’s drive to build a digitally enabled higher education system received a boost with the launch of a home-grown mobile and web application by the University of Sierra Leone’s Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), bringing a wide range of academic and administrative…

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