Endowment Fund Lectures
The Endowment Fund started giving lectures in March 1996. At the 30th anniversary in 1982, the endowment fund was inaugurated with the aim of promoting educational developments geared at improving education at international levels, and giving prizes to overall outstanding candidates during the examinations.
| Year | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Role of WAEC in the Promotion of Democracy, Sustainable Development and International Cooperation in West Africa | Prof. E. A. Boateng of Ghana |
| 1997 | The Dual Mandate: Teaching and Examining | Prof. Eldred Jones of Sierra Leone |
| 1998 | Not in Our Stars | Prof. V. Chukwuemeka Ike of Nigeria |
| 1999 | And Miles to Go Before I Sleep | Dr. Lenrie Peters of the Gambia |
| 2000 | Encourage the Best, Support the Rest | Moore T. Worrel of Liberia |
| 2001 | The Language Factor in Education — Teaching, Learning and Examining | Prof. Florence Dolphyne of Ghana |
| 2002 | Education for National Redemption | Prof. J. A. Ayoade of Nigeria |
| 2003 | The Role and Relevance of the West African Examinations Council within the Context of the Realities and Challenges of our Times | Dr. M. B. Joof of the Gambia |
| 2004 | Developing and Strengthening a Sustainable Modern Science and Technology Human Resource Base and Culture in West Africa | Prof. Ernest H. M. Wright |
| 2005 | Taking Stock of the Remnants after the Years of the Locust | Monsignor Dr. Robert G. Tikpor |
| 2006 | Quality Assurance in Public Examinations | Prof. Ivan Addae-Mensah |
| 2007 | The Teacher in Leadership | Prof. I.E. Nwana |
| 2008 | Enhanced Agricultural Education: An Inevitable Necessity for our Survival | Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Tilewa Johnson |
| 2009 | Globalization and the Challenges for Education in a Post-Conflict Situation: A Sierra Leone Perspective | Prof. Abdullah A. Mansaray |
| 2010 | The West African Examinations Council: Pan-Africanism, Gender and Development | Dr. Evelyn S. Kandakai |
| 2011 | Towards Excellence in the Teaching and Learning of the Language of Science | Prof. D. A. Akyeampong |
| 2012 | Nipping Educational Failure in the Bud | Prof. Pius Augustine Ike Obanya |
| 2013 | Rethinking Teaching, Learning and Examining for Quality Enhancement in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Roles, Challenges and Prospects of Digital Technologies | Prof. Mohammadou M. O. Kah |
| 2014 | Last to be Hired, First to be Fired: Addressing the Challenges of Teacher Management in the Provision of Quality Education in Sierra Leone | Prof. E. J. D. Thompson |
| 2015 | What Else Are We Writing on the Slate: A Holistic Preparation of the Youth | Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia |
| 2016 | Performance in Mathematics and Science: Breaking the Jinx | Prof. Jonathan A. Fletcher |
| 2017 | Revamping Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students: The Pivotal Role of WAEC from a Nigerian Perspective | Prof. Amos Shaibu |
| 2018 | Development Partners/Government Partnership in Education Sector Financing | Dr. Baboucarr S. Sarr |
| 2019 | Innovative Approaches to Measuring Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of Students | Prof. Joe A. D. Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Sierra Leone |
| 2020 | Treading on Slippery Ground: Calling Education to Account. | Prof. Kafui Etsey, Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana |