The goal of William R. Tolbert Baptist University is to bridge the gap between academic learning and needs of development on a national scale.
University officials say programs are designed to teach theoretical knowledge in addition to providing hands-on experience with skills that the country desperately needs. With lessons on how to create businesses, logistics, wholesale, and resource management, “Liberians will be trained to take over their economy,” the university said, with the goal of instilling a spirit of leadership in every graduate.
The institution hopes to cultivate leaders not only to advance in their careers but also to be open to building character and the necessary vision to grow the country. “Our objective is to develop sound leadership in our graduates and instill in them the importance of education as a foundation for self-development and national progress,” the WRTBU website reads.
It won’t be hard for WRTBU to reach its goal with some of the classes students are offered. With an emphasis on entrepreneurship, graduates of the College of Business Management and Professional Studies will earn degrees in Entrepreneurship, Port Management, International Relations, Farm Management, and Mining Management.
As artificial intelligence slowly takes over the world, the College of Math, Science, and Technology marks innovation as a priority. Students will be trained in Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computer Engineering, with a stringent curriculum emphasizing modern technological operations, coding, and basic IT skills. For the College of Agriculture and Forestry, “students will be trained to ensure that we eat what we grow and grow what we eat.” Programs will host courses in Agronomy, Animal Science, and Forestry, with the goal of reversing Liberia’s dependence on imported goods.
Students will be equipped with the skills to manage sustainable crop production, animal husbandry, and forest conservation.
Between 1943 and 1951, he served as a member of the House of Representatives, followed by being elected as Vice President of the Republic of Liberia under then-President William V. S. Tubman in 1952.
RELATED CONTENT: College Students Need to Think Like Investors
Source: Black Enterprise
