‘NSE Will Build Capacity of Engineering Students, Engender Innovation’ - THISDAYLIVE

Mr. John Audu is the Manager for Gas and Facility Engineer Capital Projects Relations, Chevron Nigeria Limited and the new Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Victoria Island Branch. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, he highlighted the efforts that will be made by his administration to bridge the gap between the academia and the industry so as to build the capacity of engineering students and engender innovation, among other issues.

Though it is a very difficult job trying to surpass our predecessor, but my strategy is simple. I will make sure that we continue with what the former chairman did and with her help, we are going to be a vision-driven branch. Our vision essentially is to proffer engineering solutions to key societal problems while ensuring the welfare of engineers, and to diligently follow up with government through advocacy campaign arising from that vision, we have a mission to complement it.

We intend to set up a help desk where people could call about issues. We will catalogue these issues, prioritise and send them to where we think the solutions can come from; be it government or private sector. Through a lot of advocacy, we will follow through to ensure that we bring those issues to fruition. All hands must be on deck.

It can also engender innovation. But we are not going to throw it away. When we serve as interface managers between the academia and industry, the industry will be able to influence them to produce the kind of people they need and respond to the issue that they have.

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