The New Model of Tertiary Educational Institution in Postwar Sierra Leone

About the Book

This book discusses and makes critical analysis of some of the main differences between the model of tertiary education that IAMTECH offers to her clients and the rest of the other tertiary institutions in the country. Their model hinges on the ideal type of education that postwar Sierra Leone requires in order to inspire the restoration and maximization of national economic growth and development.

About the Author

Dr Michael Wundah is a Sierra Leonean by birth. He has lived, studied and worked in England for the past two and half decades. He is currently the Vice Principal Administration at the Institute of Advanced Management and Technology (IAMTECH). It is a popular affiliate institution of Njala University in Sierra Leone. Prior to his appointment at IAMTECH, he served as the institution’s public orator. In England, he was a senior lecturer at the Lambeth Further Education College, one of the most successful and popular tertiary institutions in the United Kingdom. He made an impressive mark when one of his texts, titled ‘‘Foundation in English Language’’ was published in CD-ROM as a resource for lecturers, teachers and students. Founder and chairman of the Creative and Academic Writing Consortium in London, Dr Wundah has taught and mentored students from all walks of life and cultures. Successfully, he has transformed them into published authors in England. Not only that, Dr Wundah is a prolific writer with eighteen books and a good number of academic articles published in reputable academic journals to his literary and creative credit. The author has undertaken a good number of collaborative academic research and publishing works with colleagues within and without the United Kingdom including colleagues at the University of California in the United States of America. Dr Wundah is a consultant in higher education, global politics and creative writing. He is an Expert Examiner and Facilitator in English Language, Literature in English and Government and Politics at various levels for several examination boards. Some of them include Edexcel and Associated Examination Boards (now Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, AQA)in England and Wales. At home in Sierra Leone, he was contracted by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST) to coordinate the nationwide inaugural celebrations of the Week of Education 2015. The programmes were successfully launched by His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma and Dr Minkailu Bah (Minister of Education Science and Technology) at the Miata Conference Centre in Freetown. He was one of those that presented academic papers at the launching. The celebrations lasted from 7 to 12 December 2015. Dr Wundah is a member of many professional bodies including the Critical Thinking Academy based in the US, Academy of English Language and Linguistics UK, South East London Poetry Forum, The Society of Writers and Authors, and Society of Comparative Education in the UK. Dr Wundah is married with children in England and Sierra Leone. His wife Mrs Aji Ansu Sarr-Wundah lives in England with their two sons Mr Ebrima Tamba Wundah and Wahkar Nyuma Wundah.