University of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's former unitary public university system was known as the University of Sierra Leone. It is Africa's oldest university, having been founded in February 1827.
The University of Sierra Leone was restructured in May 2005, dividing Fourah Bay College and Njala University College into separate colleges. Its roots can be traced back to the Church Missionary Society's Fourah Bay College, which was founded as an Anglican missionary school with the help of Sierra Leone's governor, Charles MacCarthy. The first student to enroll in Fouray Bay was Samuel Ajayi Crowther. Krio and other Africans pursuing higher education in British West Africa were quickly drawn to Fourah Bay College. Nigerians, Ghanaians, Ivorians, and others were among them, particularly in the disciplines of religion and education. It was West Africa's first western-style university. As a homage to the college, Freetown was dubbed "the Athens of West Africa" during colonization.
Phone: +232 7974 1202
Address: A.J Momoh Street, Tower Hill
Website: https://usl.edu.sl/
