Gambia just rolled out a National Madrassah Board to get Islamic school grads into universities and technical programs after years of them getting locked out of higher education. Higher Education Minister Pierre Gomez said the board fixes problems with broken infrastructure and curricula that kept thousands of students stuck on the sidelines while also making sure their religious education still counts for something.
The government framed this as the first real attempt to standardize Madrassah education across the country with unified exams and better career options for graduates. Board chairman Samba Baldeh pointed out that more kids are going through these Islamic schools, but the system needs an official structure to help them compete for spots in mainstream college programs and vocational training.
The government framed this as the first real attempt to standardize Madrassah education across the country with unified exams and better career options for graduates. Board chairman Samba Baldeh pointed out that more kids are going through these Islamic schools, but the system needs an official structure to help them compete for spots in mainstream college programs and vocational training.
