Westland University set to tackle importation craze in Nigeria — Chancellor vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
He said that the institution’s key area of focus would be on technical productivity of its undergraduates, while all its colleges and departments would be ICT driven.
“They have submitted their academic briefs, their master plans and evidence of facilities after visitation by the National Universities Commission . “We want to train students on how to produce, using locally sourced materials, to meet the country’s 21st century needs. We will focus on innovation and raw material production for productivity, which will be our area of strength, just as it will also be ICT-driven.
“You know that our emphasis in the system and as people, has always been on certification, rather than equipping our undergraduates with skills that will readily make them employers of labour on graduation, rather than go about to seek for white collar jobs that are not even available,” he said. “The National Universities Commission has given us on pro rata basis how many lecturers should be engaged in every department and we will work along the standard set by it,” the chancellor told NAN.He said that the institution would commence its operation in phases, stating that it would kick start with two colleges, the Physical Sciences and the Social and Management Sciences.
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