Eastern Technical University of Sierra Leone and the Chinese Embassy turned the sod for a postgraduate teaching project at Panderu Campus on Thursday, 3 September 2026. The university says the work will provide ten lecture rooms and other facilities for its Postgraduate School.
According to ETU-SL's account, the project is supported by the People's Republic of China through the intervention of Ing. Musa Timothy Kabba, formerly of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The university places the estimated cost at Le 1,390,000.00 and says the work had begun with funding available for completion within six months.
Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yong used the occasion to pledge support for the institution's upgrade and transformation, including staff and student development. Chancellor Prof. Joe A. D. Alie called for wider support, while Vice Chancellor and Principal Prof. M. T. Lahai said the assistance would be used for its intended purpose.
Registrar John Juana also pointed to the university's land and plans for educational expansion, arguing that external support remains important to making those plans practical. The ceremony closed with cultural performances and the official turning of the sod by the ambassador.