HIE News

HIE Bulletin’s 2nd Annual Photography Competition, 2026 The HIE Bulletin is proud to announce its second annual photography competition. Guidelines: The competition is for HIE students only. Students can enter a maximum of 3 (THREE) photographs each. Clipping and filtering of photographs is allowed. Using AI or photoshopping photographs is NOT allowed. The top THREE photographs will appear in the …

On November 21st, Colonel Sidi El-Veirick took over the reins as Commandant of the Higher Institute of English (HIE). Stationed upstairs in the Old Building, Colonel Sidi is pursuing an open-door policy, placing value on the ideas, opinions and initiatives of everyone working and studying at the Institute. Colonel Sidi is looking towards three areas in which he sees the …

A ceremony was held at the Central Bank of Mauritania on Tuesday 5th August to mark and celebrate the achievement of the employees who had successfully gone through a level in the CEFR. The course content was Business English rather than General English and included interested and committed students from the Bank as well as individuals from other organizations. Classes …

A new strategic partnership with the Institut Pédagogique de Formation (IPF) to jointly deliver and promote ICDL training and certification was signed between the HIE ICDL team headed up by Aminetou Cherif and Soultana Hadein, Director IPF. Under this agreement: IPF will offer and support ICDL training sessions at their premises, HIE remain the sole accredited center responsible for administering …

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2025 for gaining the degree in International Communication Studies. A ceremony was organized in their honour on 10 July by the Commandant, Colonel Abderrahmane Ebdemel. In attendance were distinguished guests chief among whom were the Minsiter for Defence, Retirees, and Children of Martyrs,  Hanena Ould Sidi and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research …

The first International Conference on Blended Learning was held in Nouakchott 19 and 20 May 2025. It was organized by Dr. Taleb Bilal Eli, conference chair and Head of the English Department at the University of Nouakchott. High-level government officials were also in attendance as well as invited staff and faculty from local and overseas universities not forgetting our very …

Congratulations to John Dennehy and Vaughan Smith who have just completed the NATO sponsored course. They join staff who have already completed this course including Mohamed Yarba, Agnieszka Burda, Gerry McKeown, Ahmed Sidi Baba, Denba Bigue, Yacoub Dahah, Abdellahi Saleh, and Mouhiyidine Bache. It is a commitment of 6 months of study with 10 modules to cover and many tasks …

Lead by ICDL Project Leader Aminetou Cherif, HIE marked a milestone in 2024 with the graduation of the following staff and students who were the pilot group in the achievement of gaining ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) certification. Congratulations go to: Mohamed Yarba Abe Abderrahmane Sejad Mouhiyudine Mohamed Bacha Gerry McKeown Khadija Cheyakh El Moustapha Meyara HIE is a certified ICDL …

The in-Service Department received two intakes of MRT Airforce personnel in 2024. The majority are pilots and technicians. The course was designed to give equal weighting to ESP (English for the Airforce) and GE (General English). With 120 contact and study hours the course was a minimum of 12 weeks full-time. Each individual was given the opportunity to progress through …

Sport or Torture? That was my first thought as some of Mauritania’s strongest men (our own Faldie Solomon included) carried sacks of sand, pushed taxis and pulled donkey carts (amongst other trials of strength) in their quest to be crowned the strongest. On Saturday, November 23rd, members of the Elite Fitness Gym, Nouakchott, gathered in gladiatorial spirit in the gym’s …