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Metropolitan area. It is a comprehensive, multi-campus community college and a majorinstitution of higher education with entrepreneurial studies for small scale business and skillsacquisition. It has also been involved with Allied Health, Arts and Humanities, Business andTechnical Communication, as well as Science and Mathematics.At the University Of New Orleans College Of Engineering, the visitors were exposed to thechallenges of affordable, quality undergraduate and graduate engineering education in amanner, which met the needs of the global community. There was a tour of the workshopsand laboratories for architecture, marine and naval engineering, Nano-technology, amongother aspects of engineering that have gained currency in the advancement of moderntechnology. Worthy of note was the fact that the University receives funding from Federal,state and private sources, with approximately $10,000,000 of external research support. Thevast majority of the Masters and Doctorate level students were supported by external researchfunding. The College is also assisted by an Industry Advisory Council consisting of industryexecutives who were either engineers or had interest in the engineering profession. This wasa unique and useful lesson in public-private collaboration in order to achieve the level ofexcellence expected of a metropolitan institution of higher learning. There was theunderstanding that Vice-Chancellors would initiate linkages and partnerships to strengthentheir engineering programmes in line with global best practices, because both parties valuedtheir international connections as a platform for enriching their outreach programmes.The last lap of the programme was at Tulane University. Founded in 1934, Tulane is one ofthe most highly-regarded and selective independent research universities in the United States.It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities with pre-eminentprogrammes of graduate and professional education research. It also prides itself on a vibrantgovernance structure.The visitors benefitted from the manner the University connected its value and mission to theneeds of the city of New Orleans, the State of Louisiana and the nation. This was a gooddemonstration of community involvement, which helped in the rebirth of New Orleansfollowing the devastating hurricane Katrina. With its very high research activity, theUniversity had to raise $65m from alumni, parents, friends and foundations, on an annualbasis.The visitors, in a debriefing session, had no doubts about the efficacies of the programme andbenefits derived in terms of best practices in the management of higher education withoutwhich the university’s mission of research, teaching and community service could not befulfilled.The Executive Secretary conveyed, on behalf of the delegation, profound gratitude to MessrsClaussen, Counsellor (Public Affairs), Ed Flynn (Public Diplomacy Officer), IbrahimDanhalilu and James Moolom (Public Affairs Specialists) of the American Embassy, Abuja,for the top class programme development and execution and for their unwavering support tothe Nigerian University System.Page 8
NUC Hosts International Workshop on SustainableBuildingghe Executive Secretary, NationalUniversities Commission (NUC),Professor Julius A. Okojie, on Monday,29 November, 2010, called onstakeholders in the building sector toproffer solution to the rising cases ofcollapse of buildings so as to placeNigeria on a pedestal to achieve its Vision20:2020 objectives. He stated this whilewelcoming participants to a four-dayNigeria-US International Workshop onInnovative Design Approaches toSustainable Buildings, organized by NUCin collaboration with the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), USA.The Executive Secretary, who wasrepresented by the Director, StudentProfessor O.V EkechukwuNUC Director, Research and InnovationsSupport Services (DSSS), Hajia Uwani Yahya, said that the Workshop was an offshoot of anearlier MOU between the Commission and the George Mason University, USA, which shedescribed as a leading Institution in the field of innovation and entrepreneurial education. Sheexpressed optimism and explicit confidence on the expertise of the NSF and George MasonUniversity and urged participants, especially from the Nigerian University System (NUS) to,in line with the theme, make the best use of the opportunity to evolve best design practices inbuilding for the benefit of the country.Hajia Yahya UwaniNUC Director, Students Support ServicesThe DSSS said that the main objective ofthe Workshop was to provide a platformfor interaction between Nigeria scientists,particularly those engaged in research inhousing and buildings, and their UnitedStates counterparts with a view to helpingthem understand key issues in thedevelopment of sustainable buildings andthe use of Information Technology (IT)systems in building design. Otherobjectives, she stressed, includedcomparing and contrasting the approachto building designs in both countries,exploring the extent to which theindustry’s approach to sustainability inthe areas of concepts and focus differ inNigeria and to develop an agenda forPage 9
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