Fourah Bay College
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| Established | 1827 |
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| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dr. V.E.H. Strasser-King |
| Students | 2,000 total |
| Location | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Campus | Freetown campus (urban) |
| Affiliations | University of Sierra Leone |
| Website | Fourah Bay College |
Fourah Bay College (founded in 1827 as the first western-style university in West Africa) is a university in Fourah Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone under the banner of the University of Sierra Leone (from 1966 to 2005) and formerly affiliated with Durham University (from 1876 - 1967).
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[edit] History
Established in 1827 as an Anglican missionary school (by the Church Missionary Society), Fourah Bay College soon became a magnet for the patriated former slaves and other Africans seeking higher education under the British Empire, especially in the fields of Theology and Education. It was the first western-style university in West Africa. Under colonialism, Freetown was known as the "Athens of Africa" as a homage to the college.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Samuel Ajayi Crowther
- Alexander Babatunde Akinyele
- J. E. Casely Hayford
- John Karefa-Smart
- Ernest Bai Koroma
[edit] Fourah Bay College today
As of 1998/1999, the student enrollment was around 2,000 in four faculties and five institutes. It had consistently expanded the 10 years previous.
[edit] Current faculties
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
[edit] Current institutes
- Institute of Adult Education and Extra-Mural Studies
- Institute of African Studies
- Institute of marine Biology and Oceanography
- Institute of Population Studies
- Institute of Library and Archive Studies and Mass Communications
