Campus Insight
University Don Tasks Govt, Firms On Research Grants
Worried over poor funding of research activities in the universities, former chairperson of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Mrs, Emylia Jaja has challenged government and private firms to provide more funds for academic research across the country.
Mrs. Jaja threw the challeng in a chat with pressmen shortly after handing over to the new ASUU exco in RSUST earlier last week in Port Harcourt.
The university don lamented that both government and private firms have failed to utilize the enormous research available in the universities. This is responsible for the poor technological development in the country.
She disclosed that most of the university lecturers have resorted in publishing their researches in foreign journals as a way of attracting oversea fellowships and sponsorships.
Mrs. Jaja while commenting on her recent doctoral research explained that she is experimenting on the use of plants to curb oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
The former ASUU chairperson submitted that the use plants to bio-remediate a polluted environment is cheaper and eco-friendly, “because from the effects of the pollution I have discovered that some plants were able to withstand the contaminants.
She stated that her two-term tenure as ASUU chairperson in RSUST brought about changes in the union, as the chapter has become more active in national activities, “We have tried to make the institution what a university a university should be.”
Further enumerating her achievements, Mrs. Jaja stated that during her tenure, the union’s cooperative society was revitalized and that the welfare of lecturers was given more attention by the management.
While justifying the long strike embarked upon by the union last year, the university teacher argued that it was the only option left for the body.
In her view, the strike had no political undertone as ASUU was beat in checking the decay in the university system nationwide.
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Parents and guardians have been charged to send their children and wards to schools rather than engage them in street hawking and other forms of trade which is inimical to the total development of the child.
Making the plea last week at the 2009/2010 end of year sendforth party for out-going SS3 students of Total Victory College, Ogbunabali, in Port Harcourt, Rev. Robert Okparanta appealed to the school authorities not to relent in their efforts in making good citizens out of her students’ population.
While advising the out-going students to be good ambassadors of the school, Rev. Okparanta who was chairman at the event implored the students to have the fear of God in all their educational endeavours in the future.
Earlier in an address of welcome, the Principal of the school Mr. Linus Onwumere, explained that one of the objectives for the establishment of the school was to encourage and promote sound and quality academic standard with emphasis on high moral and excellent values.
The principal stressed that it was the desire of the school to provide her students “with the best in terms of teaching and learning in a relaxed and conducive environment with minimum and optimal costs to parents and other stakeholders”.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the event the proprietress of the school, Mrs. Elizabeth Amachreee said that the school was established in 2002 and that the initial focus was on indigent children.
Mrs Amachree revealed that for the past eight years of the existence of the school, it has concerned itself not only in academics, especially the sciences but has been consistent in the identification of individual talents of the students in the furtherance of their academic pursuits.
On the proliferation of private schools in the state and poor academic standards, the proprietress hailed the Rivers State Government under Governor Chibuike Amaechi for making it mandatory for private operators to have their schools registered as it has helped check the incidence of quacks in the education sector.
Highlights of the occasion included drama, quiz, debate and presentation of gifts to students among others.
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Issues of missing results, late release of sessional results and certificate often experienced in University of Port Harcourt are now things of the past.
The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the institution, Prof. Anthony E. Arinze, stated this in his response to the concerns expressed by the University’s Alumni association during their visit to the new Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph A. Ajienka.
Prof. Arinze announced that a number of things that were wrong were being corrected since the new management came on board.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Librarian of the institution, Mr. Joseph Aina, expressed gratitude to the Bayelsa State chapter of Uniport Alumni Association for donating modern sets of library equipment.
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ajienka, said the university’s management is working to create networks for the different faculties in order to serve as a data base to fast track activities of the institution.
Professor Ajienka announced that University of Port Harcourt has really come of age to realize it dream of becoming a globally recognised first generation citadel of learning for it is the first institution in the nation to have from among its Alumni a Visitor to the University, two serving state governors, and an alumnus who is a Vice-Chancellor.
Earlier in an address, the national president of the association, Mr. Samuel Iyoyo, extolled the qualities of the new Vice-Chancellor highlighting some of the developmental projects the association has attracted to the school and promised to continue in their task of establishing chapters/branches.
Some of those on the Alumni President’s team were Dr. (Mrs) E. Chukwuigwe, Prof M. Ndimele Dean of Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Love Akonye, Lady Tumini Allison, Dr. (Mrs) Margaret Akpana, Prof. Bernard Onuegbu, Sir P.C. Nwabuzor, Dr. Andrew Efemini Okodudu, Dr. Anele, Chairman ASUU, Uniport Chapter and Chief C.E. Apena.