The Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), Professor Nicholas Ozor, has actually provided a grant worth $87,000 to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in assistance of research study, scholastic and infrastructural development of the university.
Prof Ozor divulged the interventions in a main rundown to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Uchenna Ortuanya, on his collaboration engagements with the university.
The interventions represent a cumulative financial investment of US$ 87,650 and 8 million in human capital advancement, research study capability improvement, and the enhancement of mentor and discovering facilities, Ozor stated.
He included that the assistance “consists of 2 postdoctoral fellowships granted to members of the Department of Computer Science, UNN, to advance their research study and scholastic advancement at universities in Nigeria and Ghana”.
It was collected that the recipients are Dr Ekle Francis Adoba, who is undertaking his postdoctoral fellowship at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, with a grant valued at US$ 38,400, and Dr Ugwu Celestine Ikechukwu, who is undertaking his fellowship at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, with a grant valued at US$ 38,000.
Prof Ozor stated he granted a PhD scholarship worth US$ 11,250 to Ms Chisom Ezinne Ogbuanya of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED), UNN, to support her doctoral research studies.
Our reporter found out that Prof Ozor likewise extended help to enhance physical facilities and functional capability at the Faculty of Arts and the Department of English and Literary Studies, with Arts Faculty getting a grant of 5 million for the arrangement of solar-powered energy to resolve its electrical energy requires, while the Department of English was granted 3 million to update its facilities in preparation for its upcoming accreditation workout.
“The interventions belong to our assistance to motivate the restoring program of Prof Ortuanya’s administration,” according to the donor.
THE WHISTLER reports that Ozor, an alumnus of the University of Nigeria and advancement policy professional, leads the African Technology Policy Studies Network, a research study and policy network covering 32 nations throughout Africa and the diaspora. He has actually released more than 180 peer-reviewed works and mobilised over US$ 60 million in grants to support advancement efforts throughout the continent.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Professor Uchenna Ortuanya, revealed gratitude to Professor Ozor for his generous assistance, explaining the interventions “as a considerable assistance to the university’s dedication to human capital advancement and research study quality”. He advised other alumni to imitate Professor Ozor, and charged the recipients to make sure that “the grants are released to accomplish the preferred goals”.
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