By: Alusine Rehme Wilson
Final-year students across the three campuses of the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST) in Makeni, Port-Loko and Magburaka will no longer sit the traditional Comprehensive Examination starting this academic year, as the university officially transitions to a modular, semester-based assessment system.
This development was confirmed by the institution’s Assistant Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Alimamy Larkoh, who said the decision received unanimous approval from the EBKUST’s university senate which is the institution's highest academic authority.
He said the change has been formally communicated to students by the Vice Chancellor and Principal, Edwin J. J. Momoh, during recent meetings with final year students of the Magburaka and Makeni campuses.
According to Mr. Larkoh, "the new system is designed to ease academic pressure on students while removing the additional fees previously tied to comprehensive exams."
He further said that Professor Momoh also used his recent engagements with final year students to urge students to remain focused on their studies and to embrace modern learning tools, including artificial intelligence, for research and academic growth, as well as prioritize their coursework over excessive time on social media.
Answering to questions asked by Northern Times regarding the situation of final year students who failed to graduate last year due to outstanding fees, examination malpractice, missing references, or incomplete grades, Mr. Larkoh replied saying that, "affected candidates must now pay 10% of the current approved fees and sit both first- and second-semester exams under the new framework, provided all grade issues from Year One to final year are fully resolved."
To support finalists, Mr. Larkoh disclosed that, "the Vice Chancellor has authorized free academic record verification at the university registry, allowing students to clear discrepancies that could affect their cumulative grade point averages (CGPAs) ahead of examinations."
Meanwhile, the university has also called on all students to complete registration, confirm their legal status, and settle outstanding charges before exams commence emphasizing that regular class attendance remains compulsory, with sanctions for persistent absenteeism.
However, the academic development, disclosed to Northern Times, marks a major shift in EBKUST’s assessment approach, aimed at reducing student burden while aligning evaluations more closely with continuous, semester-based learning.
Final-year students across the three campuses of the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST) in Makeni, Port-Loko and Magburaka will no longer sit the traditional Comprehensive Examination starting this academic year, as the university officially transitions to a modular, semester-based assessment system.
This development was confirmed by the institution’s Assistant Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Alimamy Larkoh, who said the decision received unanimous approval from the EBKUST’s university senate which is the institution's highest academic authority.
He said the change has been formally communicated to students by the Vice Chancellor and Principal, Edwin J. J. Momoh, during recent meetings with final year students of the Magburaka and Makeni campuses.
According to Mr. Larkoh, "the new system is designed to ease academic pressure on students while removing the additional fees previously tied to comprehensive exams."
He further said that Professor Momoh also used his recent engagements with final year students to urge students to remain focused on their studies and to embrace modern learning tools, including artificial intelligence, for research and academic growth, as well as prioritize their coursework over excessive time on social media.
Answering to questions asked by Northern Times regarding the situation of final year students who failed to graduate last year due to outstanding fees, examination malpractice, missing references, or incomplete grades, Mr. Larkoh replied saying that, "affected candidates must now pay 10% of the current approved fees and sit both first- and second-semester exams under the new framework, provided all grade issues from Year One to final year are fully resolved."
To support finalists, Mr. Larkoh disclosed that, "the Vice Chancellor has authorized free academic record verification at the university registry, allowing students to clear discrepancies that could affect their cumulative grade point averages (CGPAs) ahead of examinations."
Meanwhile, the university has also called on all students to complete registration, confirm their legal status, and settle outstanding charges before exams commence emphasizing that regular class attendance remains compulsory, with sanctions for persistent absenteeism.
However, the academic development, disclosed to Northern Times, marks a major shift in EBKUST’s assessment approach, aimed at reducing student burden while aligning evaluations more closely with continuous, semester-based learning.
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