LATEST UPDATE ON SUMMONS OF STUDENTS OVER ALLEGED EXAM MALPRACTICE

The Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), University of Sierra Leone, through its Discipline Committee, has invited students to appear before its first disciplinary hearing over various allegations of examination malpractice during the 2025/2026 First Semester examinations.

According to an official notice issued by the committee, the hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, 7th July 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in the DVC's Conference Room (4th Floor, IPAM New Building).

The committee warned that any student who fails to attend the hearing will be judged in absentia, with decisions made based on the evidence presented.

The students invited are drawn from several departments, including Accountancy, Human Resource & Management, Procurement, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Public Sector Management, Information System, Marketing & Sales, and Business Administration, involving students from both diploma and degree programmes across different year levels.

The Discipline Committee urged all affected students to be punctual and attend the hearing as scheduled to respond to the allegations against them.