Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM)

Established on 5th November 1980, IPAM offers a range of courses in areas relating to public administration, information technology, financial and business management which helps in making it the formidable business college of the University of Sierra Leone.

IPAM comprises four faculties: the Faculty of Accounting and Finance, the Faculty of Information Systems & Technology, the Faculty of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship and the Faculty of Leadership and Governance.
IPAM under the University of Sierra Leone Extra Mural Institute/ Community College project, also extensively provides extramural courses in eight provincial towns across the country to help in fulfilling the University of Sierra Leone’s commitment of taking the university to local communities through its community college platform.

IPAM was specifically created as the "business arm" of the University of Sierra Leone.
Its fundamental mission is to provide the "requisite training, skills, and knowledge for the
country’s future entrepreneurs”. This focus was highlighted during the celebration of the
Institute's 33rd anniversary under the theme, "Promoting Entrepreneurship Culture
through Teaching and Practice”.
This philosophy aims to transform students from being "mere traders" into
true entrepreneurs. The distinction, as articulated by the then Institute’s Director, is that
an IPAM-trained entrepreneur sho