Njala University College was established in 1964 as the national centre for agricultural and environmental research as well as training professional agricultural extension workers. Njala College, together with the Bo Teachers College and the School of Hygiene and Medicine became an independent University in 2005. The University has eight Schools: Agriculture, Education, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Technology, Forestry and Horticulture, and Medical Sciences. These Schools teach undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as carrying out basic and applied research and disseminate the results of these researches through the University’s extension services; in this way, Njala University applies in a practical manner the product of its knowledge and experiences within the country and beyond.