Enugu Ebeano – The members of the Enugu State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, have praised the Management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, for transforming the institution in record time

The Committee which was led by its Chairman, Hon. Osita Eze, while on oversight visit to ESUT, Monday, commended ESUT Management for improved academic contents in the University, noting that to secure increase in admission quota for Medicine and Surgery from 120 to 350, was a landmark achievement by the present Management of the University.

The Committee also commended ESUT Management for securing partnership agreements with reputable organizations and institutions, pointing out that the recent Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Vertex Labs, a Qatar-based technology and Artificial Intelligence company, to establish an Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing in the University was a very laudable development.

The members of the Committee, including Hons. Malachy Onyechi; Magnus Ede; Tony Nwankwo; Osita Oko; Gabriel Eze; and Williams Amuka, equally added that the excellent management of ESUT has positioned it as a reputable citadel of learning in research, academic excellence and innovation in the globe, noting that it has become the most-sought after University in South East Nigeria.

In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Prof. Okolie, stated that the ongoing reforms in the University have started yielding positive results, stating that six products of the University made First Class in the recent Nigerian Law School finals while four academic staff of the University won the National Research Fund for their specialized researches.

The Vice Chancellor also used the occasion to express appreciation of the Management, staff, and students of the University to the Governor of the state, His Excellency, Barr. Ndubuisi Mbah, for his uncommon financial, material and moral support to the ESUT College of Medicine, which necessitated the increment in admission quota to 350, adding that the Management of the University is ever ready to improve on any area of identified deficiencies.

He further informed the committee that 19 programmes in the University have been re-accredited by the National Universities Commission during the 2025 exercise, adding that the Management is poised to re-accredit more programmes in 2026 exercise.

The Vice Chancellor also said that the University is making plans to create five new programmes, including AI, Data Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, as well as Intelligence and Security Studies following the approval to establish a Centre for AI Studies in the University.

He further stated that that plans are underway to conduct recruitment for new programmes and selected faculties in the University, and to deal with labour union demands on new wages and better condition of service.

The Vice Chancellor however, observed that the Management of the University is challenged by funding, insecurity, inadequate classrooms and lecture halls, poor remuneration of staff among others.

below are pictorial reports of the visit:

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Enugu – The Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, and the People’s Republic of China, have initiated modalities for partnership in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, vocational education, new energy and digital economy.

The proposed partnership which was the outcome of healthy interactions between ESUT authorities and Chinese delegation led by the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Nigeria, Yan Yuqing will equally include cultural exchanges, research collaborations and staff and students exchange programmes.

Addressing ESUT Management, weekend, the Consul General Yan Yuqing who came in company of her Protocol Officer, Hua Yihe and the Director of Bilateral Relations, Xu Fan, described Enugu State as a City of hospitality and a modern City with great potentials and opportunities in business and agriculture.

The Consul General equally emphasized that the partnership with ESUT would include seminar opportunities for the staff of the University as well as training and scholarship opportunities for the students of ESUT through the Chinese Ministry of Education.

She further stated that China, leveraging on her technology advantage has announced zero tariff for all African products as a way of enhancing her diplomatic relations with Nigeria, adding that it would benefit businessmen, especially those from southern Nigeria.

In his response, the Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Prof. Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, who received the Chinese envoy along with principal and key officers of the University, stated that the visit was timely as the University was about to start Foreign Languages Department, adding that Chinese Language would be at the flagship of the department.

He said that the partnership would deepen staff and students exchange programmes especially in the area of experiential learning model being championed by His Excellency, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State.

While thanking the Managing Director of Enugu State Investment and Development Authority, Hon. Kenechukwu Nnamani for leading the Chinese team to ESUT for collaboration, the Vice Chancellor noted that the focus of his administration was on hands-on learning and certification education model which would enhance the employability status of ESUT products.

Prof. Okolie pledged to explore the partnership agreement to enhance security in ESUT using the Chinese model, adding that it would equally help the Management to knock-off the University from the national grid and its attendant problem of frequent grid collapses.

He used the opportunity to announce that the University had already signed off 21 Memoranda of Understanding with other reputable institutions across the globe, adding the proposed partnership would be mutually-beneficial to both parties.

In order to enhance Chinese Friendship, the Vice Chancellor announced the desire of the Management to establish Chinese Village with its accompanying cultural centre in the University in order to network other southern states with Chinese culture

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