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| Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha |
Imo State Governor,
Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday urged the National Universities Commission (NUC)
to review tertiary education curriculum to ensure that the curriculum is
directed towards solving productive problems in key sectors of the economy.
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Nation report continues:
This,
the governor said, would enable young graduates to become thoroughbred
entrepreneurs and professionals while developing their capacity to become
independent in specific fields of their choice.
Okorocha
said this in Abuja on Wednesday when he received a certificate of recognition
of the newly established Eastern Palm University in the State from the
Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie.
He
said that universities were established to focus more on human capital
development and to guide students into specific professional areas.
Okorocha
said: “The Eastern Palm University would focus more on human capital
development, professionalism, not a situation whereby people read a course and
just end up somewhere.
“It
would ensure that people are guided along their talent into a proper profession
in order to enable them serve their country. I believe that our education
system must be tailored towards developing the resources of our land and not
being over import dependent.”
Earlier,
Prof. Okojie urged the governor to ensure all the academic principles of
running a university as spelt out by commission are adhered to by the
University.
He
called on Okorocha to ensure the running of relevant programmes for the
universities.
Okojie
said: “Ensure you take off well. Follow all the procedures and academic rituals
and ensure all the standards are met. Eastern Palm university must ensure it it
operates programmes that are relevant.
“We
must be very careful in the way we use politics to run our education in this
country.”
With the issuance
of certificate of recognition, the University becomes the 42nd state
University and the 143 University in Nigeria.
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