Senegal agencies seek to improve Saint-Louis university campus
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
The Regional Centre for University Services in Saint-Louis and the General Directorate for Living Environment have signed an agreement to improve cleanliness, landscaping and maintenance on the campus of Gaston Berger University. The partnership is intended to strengthen existing initiatives and improve spaces used by students, according to the directors of the two institutions.
The Regional Centre for University Services in Saint-Louis (Crous) and the General Directorate for Living Environment signed an agreement on Thursday to strengthen cleanliness, landscaping and maintenance on the campus of Gaston Berger University, according to Le Soleil. Crous director Thierno Mbaye and the director-general of the Living Environment, Bouna Seck, signed the agreement in the presence of their colleagues.
The partnership will notably cover student villages, dining areas and meeting places, where students spend part of their time. Thierno Mbaye called on the entire university community to preserve communal areas, while Bouna Seck wants to make the university a more attractive place conducive to study.
Bouna Seck believes that the measures implemented at Gaston Berger University could also benefit Saint-Louis and the other municipalities in the region, according to Le Soleil. He recalled that the head of state had entrusted him with the task of improving Senegalese people's daily lives, with visible changes in their surroundings.
