RSITIE VE S C NI O U M NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION L M A I S N S O I I O T N A N T H C E OU VI GHT AND SER MONDAY www.nuc.edu.ng A PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY rd 0795-3089 3 December, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 49 University-Industry Linkages, Must For National Development —— Prof. Rasheed he Executive Secretary, National Universities TCommission (NUC) Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, mni MFR, FNAL, said t h a t U n i v e r s i t y - I n d u s t r y Linkages was necessary to fast tract national development and growth. Professor Rasheed stressed that the review of university curriculum by NUC reflected both local and international dimensions necessary to re-invent Nigerian economy and produce university graduates who would be competitive and relevant to major employers of labour. R-L: Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar A. Rasheed; CEO, NESG, Mr. Laoye Jaiyeola and Director, DRI&IT, Dr. Suleiman Ramon Yusuf He made this remark last Thursday at a stakeholders the university authorities must University System (NUS) had roundtable meeting on University listen to students and let them been paramount to NUC, stressing Industrial Linkages. have a representative in the that the commission would not school’s senate. tolerate academic corruption such He said students should be given as tampering and leaking of the opportunity to be represented The NUC scribe said that examination papers, favouratism, in areas affecting them and that efficiency of the Nigerian selling of admission and sex for in this edition Gen. Magoro Emerges New COPSUN Chair AWAU Holds 6th Conference, Professor Akinlo is New AGM in Dakar Vice-Chancellor, Redeemers Page - 4 Page - 7 University Page - 8 EDITORIAL BOARD: Ibrahim Usman Yakasai (Chairman), Mal. Haruna Lawal Ajo (Editor), Mrs. Franca Chukwuonwo, Ogbonnaya Okoronkwo, Miss Bunshak T.S, Francis Azu, Udey Felix, Aja-Nwachukwu Samuel, Sadiq Abubakar Enquiries: [email protected] 3rd December, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 49 marks. and industry can work together on Prof. Rasheed noted that the several areas for the benefit of this challenges in our system was the Professor Rasheed further said country similar to what obtained disconnect between industries and that the NUC and Nigeria in the Asian countries. He said our universities. “The good thing, Economic Summit Group that instead of engaging ourselves however is that Nigerian students (NESG) commenced a working in hate speeches, universities and performed very well in universities relationship on a blue print on public domain should be tailored globally.” vision 2050. to talk on developmental agenda such as; food, security, shelter, He added that NESG was contacted According to him, a draft copy education etc. to complement but should not be would soon be ready for expected to address all our p r e s e n t a t i o n t o f e d e r a l The Executive Secretary stressed p r o b l e m s , t h e r e f o r e t h e government on Academic and that NESG and NUC would work universities should collaborate and Ag. Director DSSS, Dr. (Mrs) Maryam Sali (2nd right) and DICLS, Mrs. Constance Goddy-Nnadi (3rd right) not put the burden on NESG. I n d u s t r y L i n k a g e s a n d to minimize the gap between the Speaking on the theme “An emphasized the needs to re- Academia and industries and the appraisal of university – industry invent the synergy between focus was on critical areas that collaborations for Nigeria’s Socio Nigerian universities and private can move the country forward. Economic Development, Bridging sector, since the private sector The Gap” Mr. Laoye Jaiyeola, the was rediscovered to be the The commission could not Chief Executive Officer, NESG employer of labour. handle everything at the same said that, if Nigeria universities had time or solve all the problems, but all they required, “they don’t need He said that the NUC was would be looking at possibilities t o c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h a n y established to sustain quality and not impossibilities. “Our organization but since resources ensure access as well as survival universities have challenges, but were not adequate the need to of higher education in the our graduates are not bad”, he collaborate with other stakeholders country, saying that academia insisted. became necessary.” Page 2 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 3rd December, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 49 Nigeria. them because they put the right He predicted that the nation He said that Nigeria government people in right places. He was would be the loser if the academia could not adequately fund optimistic that Nigeria could and industries don’t interact and education to guarantee orderly achieve the same feat if the square work together. He further stated development and even the limited pegs could be put in square holes. that “innovation and creativity fund released was not judiciously could not be achieved if utilized. He concluded by suggesting that government, academia and researchers should be the drivers of industries don’t collaborate to NUC scribe stressed that until we the economy for the country to move the nation forward”. spend and invest appropriately, grow. He however expressed the funds allocated to the needed need for researchers, government He revealed that inequality and growth would remain an illusion. and industries to collaborate to take social divide in Nigeria was due to He advised that the instrument of Nigeria out of the woods. lack of required access to accountability must be enhance in education which led to attrition on Nigeria universities for good Dr. Akanimo Odon, one of the lead productivity. He further said governance. discussant, enumerated the productivity could not be optimal sustainable models of partnership unless our research work was According to Jaiyeola “our between the Academia and improved upon by the Ivory research work may be good but Industries to include; co-location of Tower. unless, government, Academia academy, industry and governance, and Industry work together it co-development and co-delivery, According to him, education might come to nothing,” adding industry led student internships for unleash the creativity of the that attention should be paid to research develop, strategic human mind and also promotes capacity building in the area of university powered consultancy, entrepreneurship, informing that administration. industries for research project and government alone cannot provide co-application for international jobs, it can only provide 15% of In his contribution, the Chairman, grants. jobs. He stressed that private Vice-Chancellors of Nigeria industries could be stimulated to universities, Prof. Ahaneku said Dr. Odon said that Small and provide up to 80% of jobs in that the Asian models worked for Medium Enterprises were the Roundtable with Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities at NUC Page 3 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 3rd December, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 49 biggest players between the Plan and Deliverables” said that led by university research remain a universities and industries, universities were established to mirage, if the actionable steps stating that many SMEs had been solve problems, informing that in identified were not considered. desirous to relate and partner with Malaysia Universities were the universities. He believed that impacting on the society. This Present at the stakeholders meeting Captains of industries and should be the objectives of a were; NUC Directors DRIIT, universities should collaborate to government that commits itself to Suleiman Ramon Yusuf, DICLS, co-develop curriculum. establishing 165 universities. He Contance Goddy-Nnadi, DSSS, noted that Nigerian universities Maryam Sali, while the Nigeria He said that “we have what is were struggling to survive due to Economic summit group include; called industry led internship for some of the stated factors. Tope Togun; Vice-chancellor, Research, where industries send B a y e r o U n i v e r s i t y, P r o f . proposals for students to write He commended NUC for putting Mohammed Yahuza Bello, Deputy projects on industries within the together a committee that would Vice-chancellor, University of school’s location”. advise government and revitalize Ibadan, Prof Olanike Adeyemo and Nigerian universities. The Don participants from other universities Professor Nimi Briggs, while concluded that the possibility for and government agencies. delivering his paper on “Action addressing myriad of challenges AWAU Holds 6th Conference, AGM in Dakar Representative of the Executive Secretary, NUC and Director, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Communication Technology, Dr. Suleiman Ramon Yusuf, delivering goodwill message. At the table is Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Chairman of AWAU, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali and Rector, UCAD, Prof. Ibrahima Thioub The Association of West Africa for African Universities”. The Honour and Minister of Higher Universities (AWAU) recently Conference also featured the 8th Education of Senegal, Professor held its 6th Conference at Annual General Meeting (AGM) Mary Teuw Niane, who was Universite Cheikh Anta Diop of the Association. represented by the Director (UCAD), Dakar with the theme: General, Ministry of Higher “Trans-Border Research and The Conference was declared E d u c a t i o n , R e s e a r c h a n d Quality Assurance: Challenges open by the Special Guest of Innovation, Professor Amadou Page 4 MONDAY BULLETIN A Publication of The Office of The Executive Secretary 3rd December, 2018 Vol. 13 No. 49 Thierno Gaye. (SDGs) in addressing problems Lead papers were presented by the bedeviling West African Sub- President, West African Research It afforded participants a regional Region such as climate change and Innovation Management networking platform and and insecurity.