Engineering academy inducts Ex-UNILAG VC as president, 13 new fellows

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In his welcome address, the 12th President of the academy, Azikwe Onwualu, highlighted NAE’s activities in the last one year while congratulating the new inductees. The professor added that fellows are required to present a policy paper within the next year, making recommendations on solutions to at least one engineering problem in Nigeria.

“This depicts the experience in all spheres of engineering being concentrated in the academy,” Mr Bello noted. “Closely related to this, is our role, in conjunction with other engineering stakeholders to ensure appropriate training, development, and deployment of the engineer in Nigeria to meet the developmental needs of the nation.”Speaking further, Mr Bello noted that the NAE’s strategic plan has just been reviewed, adding that the academy has commenced efforts to devote attention to the re-development of technical and vocational education and skills in Nigeria.

She recommended policy reforms in a bid to streamline regulatory processes to facilitate easier collaboration; investment in academic research and technopreneurship programmes, especially with profile objectives.She added that there is a need to update academic curricula to better reflect industry needs and emerging technologies, with the exposure of Nigerian academia to foreign experiences.

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