HIE Higher Institute of English

A ceremony was held 7th August 2023 at the offices of BCM to celebrate the success of staff members who had all worked hard and gone up through a level in the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Certificates and letters were awarded to learners from Beginner to Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate levels. The higher the level, …

From April 17-20, a team from NATO-BILC (Bureau for International Language Co-ordination) made a working visit to HIE to lend support to the In-Service Military English Team. From BILC, the team consisted of: Colonel Petko Petkov, Bulgaria, Head of the Foreign Languages Department, National Military University Ms. Irena Prpic Djuric, Croatia, BILC Chair and Director, Foreign Language Center Ms. Branka …

Intsigated and encouraged by Lilian Wardle, the student body, and specifically the Debating & Public Speaking Club, organized a presentation and skit 1st March in the Atrium of the Old Building. With staff and students in attendance, the club members were intent on sensitizing the HIE community to the need to clean-up and then maintain a clean and pleasant working …

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 …

Following an initiative by Gerry McKeown (NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, NEBOSH International Environmental Diploma), a HSE team has been established under the auspices of the Commandant, Colonel Abderrahmane Ebdemel, to ensure that HIE carries out its duty of care to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all its staff, students and visitors within the …

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 …

At HIE, we view students as lifelong commitments that do not end at graduation. For the above reason, HIE Alumni Association is created. This association will serve as a space that brings HIE alumni together to stay in touch with their institution. It seeks to develop programs that support alumni with such things as: potential job opportunities, making contact with …

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 …