The Vice Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Nse Essien, has charged postgraduate students of the University to collaborate and embark on research that will address specific needs of the state as well as impact positively on national development.
The VC stated this while speaking at the 3rd matriculation ceremony of postgraduate students of the institution which held at the institution’s main campus on Saturday.
Essien who was represented by the deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Prof. Umoren Umoren said post graduate studies globally were anchored on research, adding that the measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and open lines of research.
He said that the institution had put in place strategies to ensure that best practices in post graduate teaching, learning and research were upheld.
He said, “ The various departments in the University are urged to collaborate and embark on research works which will address specific needs of Akwa Ibom state and also impact positively on national development.
“Akwa Ibom state University provides an environment that enhances creative thinking, hard wohigh-qualitylity research innovation.”
He said a total of 278 students made up of post-graduateuate diploma, 171, master programme and 39 Doctor of Philosophy programme were admitted into the 83 post graduate programme of the University.
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