AWE Media Sierra Leone

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." ...