By Buba Gagigo
In his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Adama Barrow revealed that his government is sponsoring 1,600 students at the University of The Gambia.
The president said his administration provides scholarships and financial assistance to needy and deserving students to undergo training programmes both within and outside the country.
“At the UTG alone, over 1,600 students are on government scholarships, and over 500 students from other tertiary institutions benefit from government scholarships. This is in addition to the 85 bachelor’s degree students in Engineering at USET,” the president said.
President Barrow also said his government, through the Ministry of Higher Education, has allocated over D100 million for scholarships and financial assistance to deserving students.
Additionally, the president said the Ministry of Higher Education Research Science and Technology (MoHERST) plans to implement a student loan scheme from this year on for more students to access higher education programmes.