FUNAI partners foreign varsities on exchange programmes
The Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo Ebonyi State (FUNAI) has concluded plans to run international collaboration with other Ivy League varsities to make impact on research, development and collaborative teaching programmes for both staff and students, its Vice Chancellor, Professor Chinedum Nwajiuba stated.
He stated recently at the University adding that the institution was geared towards producing graduates that can meet the demands of the 21st century economy.
According to him, “Aberystwyth University and University of Edinburgh both in the United Kingdom, University of Leiden in the Netherlands, University of Lisbon, Portugal and a number of Universities in France with the help of the French Embassy in Nigeria have all indicated interest to collaborate with the institution.
He also said that the partnerships have the potential to make an impact on curriculum development, collaborative teaching programmes and research networks of the University.
“The partnership will provide opportunities for staff and student exchange programmes, staff training secondment, research collaborations and knowledge transfer benchmarking.
Prof. Nwajiuba explained that it is anticipated that the partnership will further raise the international profile of the University and assist in the recognition of FUNAI overseas as well as in the acceptance of our alumni to run programmes of postgraduate study and research at prestigious foreign Universities.
On the quality of its students, the VC said: “The good performance by our students are attributable to a number of factors including excellent world-class staff-student ratio, staff commitment, students willing to learn, dearth of common vices plaguing some older Universities, good laboratories, workshops, and among others.
“External examiners and recent NUC accreditation report have been attesting to the quality of our graduates”.
