Agbani – As the 2024/2025 first semester examinations begin in ESUT on Monday, March 3rd, the Mass Communication Department has acquired four digital cameras for effective supervision of the conduct of the examinations.

A Lecturer in the department, Mr, Sebastine Okafor who displayed the digital cameras to Year 2 students during his revision class on Friday, said the four cameras will be positioned in each of the four halls designated for the exams.

According to eyewitnesses, Mr. Okafor arrived into the classroom with a bag containing digital gadgets, displaying them to the Year 2 students, in the presence of Mr. Joel Asogwa, the examination officer for the department.

He explained that the cameras are intended to monitor students during exams and promote a fair and regulated examination process.

“The quality of these cameras allows for cloud saving. Mass Communication Department has been setting standards on Examination conducts, that standard must be maintained,” Mr. Okafor stressed.

He demonstrated the camera’s capabilities and ability to capture the entire classroom and stream live footages into his phone, leaving the students in awe.

In addition to the digital cameras, Mr. Okafor shared tips regarding academic disciplinary actions taken against students in other departments. Six students from the Sociology Department and two from the Psychology Department, both under the Faculty of Social Sciences, were reportedly expelled.

On his part, Mr Joel Asogwa charged the students to study hard and avoid cutting corners as the department under Dr Chidiebere Ezinwa’s leadership will continue to promote academic excellence.

“The University frowns at examination malpractices and there are consequences for such actions. In Mass Comm., we have zero regard for malpractices and I implore you to take your studies very seriously. These cameras have made our work easier. We

Mass Communication Department, it would be recalled, uses three different classrooms for each examinations which ensures proper spacing and at the same time minimise cheating.

As the department prepares for examination, the notable step taken by Mr. Sebastine Okafor, to integrate digital monitoring tools reflects a commitment to academic integrity and a forward-thinking approach to education.

Below is a short video of the display

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By Amaechi Agbo

As the 2024/2025 first semester examinations begin in ESUT on Monday, March 3rd, the Management of the institution has warned that students who failed to pay their school fees and carry out course registration will not be allowed to sit for the examinations.

The Registrar of the university, Mr Ambrose Ugwu who handed the warning in a circular issued on Thursday, said that only students who paid the prescribed school and sundry fees and carried out their course registrations, would be allowed to write the examinations and directed staff to ensure full compliance.

While disclosing that examination will start for both new and returning students excluding students in the four newly approved programmes in the university, Mr Ugwu warned that violating the extant laws on examination conduct will not be tolerated by the management

“As we all are aware, the First Semester Examination starts on 3rd March, 2025. 1 am directed to remind all the staff and students that only students who have paid all their school/sundry fees and registered their courses would be allowed to write the Examination as clearly stated in our earlier memos Ref NOs. ESUT/R/123 dated 2nd October, 2024 paragraph three (3) and ESUT/R/32 dated 30” October, 2024 respectively concerning payment of school fees and closure of portal.

“All the continuing and year one students except those in the four new programmes of Medical Radiography, Public Health, Bio Medical Engineering and Human Nutrition and Dietetics will start simultaneously. New date will be released for the four new departments.

“Any breach or contravention of the existing examination rules will not be tolerated,” the circular titled “Release of Examination Timetable and Issue of School Fees and Sundry Payments,’ reads.

Meanwhile, the Department of Mass Communication has procured digital cameras for effective supervision of the examination commencing Monday.

Mr Sebastine Okafor who displayed the mini-cameras during his revision class with Year 2 students on Friday said the Department has zero tolerance for examination malpractice and cautioned that culprits will face the consequences

Below is the Circular

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By Amaechi Agbo

The first semester Examinations for the 2024/2025 Academic session in ESUT will commence on March 3^rd, 2025, www.esutmoitor.com can authoritatively report.

According to the revised academic calendar for the session obtained by this paper, lectures for the first semester will end on February 24 and would be followed by a week of revision.

The examination period which will last for a maximum of 19 days ends on March 21.

Similarly, the M44th matriculation ceremony of the university will hold on Friday, February 21, 2025.

The Ceremony will be preceded by orientatiuon on Wednesday, February 19.

Speaking on the examination and matriculation dates, ESUT Registrar, Chief Ambrose Ugwu said the management will follow the academic calendar religiously and urged students to tighten up for the examinations.

“We just released our revised academic calendar and we are following it meticulously. It is important to emphasis that the calendar is a critical perimeter in measuring how effective a university is. According to the Calendar, examinations will start on March 3^rd and end on 21 March. We are sticking to it.

“Matriculation, of course, you know must come before examination, so on the 21st of February, the fresh students will be welcomed officially into the university. It would be our 44^th matriculation and I say congratulations to the fresh students.

“Let me also use this occasion to urge the students to sit up. The University has a standing rule that students who didn’t measure up by attending a minimum of 70% of his/her lectures will not be allowed into the examination hall,” he said.   

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By Faith Ugwuanyi

In line with his promise to follow the calendar of the University for each session religious, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT has announced dates for the matriculation of the fresh students as well as commencement of first semester examinations.

The 2023/2024 newly admitted students will undergo their matriculation on the 23rd day of February 2024.

Similarly, the first semester examinations for the new session will commence on March 5, 2024.

The Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu confirmed the dates in a memo he issued on Friday, January 12, 2024.

The University scribe directed that the Matriculation which is decentralized, will be held in faculties and directed the affected students to be part of the ceremony and ensure that they signed the matricula accordingly

“This is to inform the University Community that the 2024 Matriculation Ceremony will be held on Friday, 23 February, 2024.

“This year’s Matriculation Ceremony will be decentralized across all Faculties. Matriculating Students are by this memo directed to present themselves to their various Faculties for the exercise and sign the Matricula accordingly.

“This is also to inform the University Community that the 2023/2024 First emester Examinations will commence on 5 March, 2024,” Mr Ugwu said.

All examinations, including the first year students, are expected to go simultaneously during the session.

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