HIE News

While development opportunities are extended to Mauritanian nationals at HIE, expatriate teachers are also encouraged to continually develop professionally. Achievements in 2022 have included the following. Moustapha & Aminetou CTP Moustapha and Aminetou successfully completed a 2-week CTP (Certified Training Professional) course in Istanbul in May. Post-course, they were tasked with creating individual portfolios, specifically related to the work that …

Congratulations to the graduates of 2022. For this year’s Degree Programme graduation ceremony, HIE was honoured with the presence of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of National Defense, General Suleiman Abouda, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Moulay Ibrahim Moulay Ibrahim. The Commander of the institute, Colonel Abderrahmane Sidi Ebdemel, delivered a speech …

HIE recorded a dramatic victory over the University of Nouakchott in an exciting football tussle in the Maracana 5-a-side pitch. This was a return encounter and HIE were looking for revenge after losing a final to the University in early May, 2022. The HIE team was ably represented by the following students:  Aboya (Captain), Cheikh, Djibril, Chamak, Brahim, Hamid and …

After four months of hard work, session 7 of the Military English Program came to an end. The session started on November 15th, 2021 and ended on March 3rd , 2022. During this period, the participants took part in an intensive English course, and they were given the opportunity to build and improve their language skills in both general English …

The British ambassador to Mauritania, Mr. Colin Wells, accepted a long-standing invitation to visit HIE and was received 1 March 2022. Colin has been in the country for about a year and had known about HIE, but COVID restrictions had postponed such a visit – until now. Received by the Commandant, Col. Ebdemel, and senior staff, the ambassador was briefed …

We welcome to the Institute Col. Abderahmane Sidi Ebdemel who has recently taken over command of HIE from Col. Mohamed Lemine Zamel. A ceremony was held at the Institute to mark the handing over on Wednesday 3rd November at which the guest of honour was Brigadier General Moctar Bala, second-in-command at the Etat Major. After the speeches, there were cakes …

We say au revoir, and thank you for your service to Baba Adou. Baba was one of the original cohort of National teachers to join HIE and served with us from June 2016 to August 2021. Baba contributed much to the development of the curriculum and took particular responsibility for the teaching and learning of Arabic on the degree programme. …

The Internal Quality Assurance Unit (CIAQ/IQAU) of the Higher Institute of English was established on 6 November, 2020 subsequent to the ministerial order No 745 dated 2 October, 2020 creating internal quality assurance units in higher education institutions and setting up their mission and composition. The aims of the Internal Quality Assurance Unit are: –      to contribute to the …

HIE was approached through official channels in September 2020 by G5 Secretariat with a request for English courses for a number of their personnel. The HQ is housed in Nouakchott. G5 Sahel has been in existence now for some time and is tasked with the mutual defence, security, governance and development among the 5 member countries; Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, …

A celebration was held at HIE Friday 29th January. In attendance were the BP Technicians along with Fatima Boye from BP Mauritania. The event was to mark the successful completion of a one year course in English language development for the Technicians who are on a 4-year path to job qualification and full competency. After a brief presentation, the Technicians …