During the expansion phase the University also became the first English university to establish relationship with overseas institutions; firstly in 1875 with Codrington College, Barbados, and secondly in early 1876 with Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone.
The University also became the first English university. This was during the expansion phase. This was to establish relationship with overseas institutions; firstly in 1875 with Codrington College, Barbados, and secondly in early 1876 with Fourah Bay College. Fourah Bay College was Sierra Leone.