By Nnamani Rita and Julius Divine.

The Engineering Faculty, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Friday officially welcomed its new students during the matriculation ceremony held on campus on February 21, 2025.

Regarded as the Incubation hub of Africa’s technological breakthrough, the Faculty of Engineering ESUT has become synonymous with scientific invention and innovation.

The Dean of the Faculty, Professor Thompson Chime, expressed happiness about the matriculating students and the readiness of the faculty to make sure that they all excelled in their areas.

The Dean also praised the University Management for sustaining the decentralized system of the matriculation and expressed gratitude to the Vice Chancellor, whom he referred to as the “Digital Talk and Do.”

Prof Chime highlighted the impressive turnout of students and their parents and emphasized the importance of accommodating a large number of people in the same venue without it being overwhelming.

He further offered words of wisdom to the fresh students, cautioning them against engaging in any activities that will hinder their academic progress. He emphasized the significance of hard work, stating that diligence and perseverance are essential for success.

“We are glad that today was a great day in our Faculty. We welcomed the new students officially into our Faculty. The ceremony was well attended by the matriculants and their parents or guardians.

“The decentralized system of matriculation has brought in a synergy between the students, their parents and the faculty. I want to commend the Management for sustaining the system which started last year. It is yielding fruitful outcomes.

“To our new children, Faculty of Engineering is known for technological breakthrough, advancement of human intellectualism and I encourage them to be focused and give their academics attention. Most importantly, they should avoid bad companies and stay away from examination malpractice. We are their parents here, and we will do our best to see them through because we love them,” Professor Chime said.

The Dean noted that the university rewards any student who achieves a 4.5 CGPA and maintains a 4.0 CGPA throughout their years in the university with a scholarship.

Parents who spoke to ESUT Monitor expressed delight over the ceremony and urged their children to be humble.

Mr. Sunday Udeh, who accompanied his nephews to the ceremony, expressed his expectations from the university, which include providing necessary infrastructure, leveraging technology to enhance learning, and everyday work. He emphasized the importance of automation, online access to results, and digital learning materials and urged his wards to be law abiding.

Madam Lovina Onouha simply expressed her happiness at attending the ceremony of her son and asked the university to be through in their activities

A number of the fresh students interview were in cloud nine for being offered admission to study their preferred courses.

One of them who requested for anonymity, complained about the hit weather in Agbani and the huge economic burden of the school, while the other complained about the inability to get used to the new environment. He said, “It wasn’t easy for me to adjust at first, but with time I got used to it.”

Despite their concerns, both students are thrilled to start their academic journey in Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT Nigeria’s Premier Science and Technology university know with the motto, Technology for Service.