Prof. Francisca Oladipo, the Vice-Chancellor of Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko-Irese, says African and Russian universities should concentrate on the coaching of engineers.
She spoke on Tuesday on the Academic Session for Russian and African Rectors held at Saint Petersburg Mining University, Russia.
An announcement issued by the Office of the Vice Chancellor on Tuesday mentioned the discussion board was a part of the Second Russia-Africa Raw Materials Dialogue.
The assertion, which mentioned Oladipo was the one Nigerian Vice Chancellor on the speaker s’ programme, qouted her as saying that coaching of engineers should stay on the centre of cooperation within the minerals sector.
According to the assertion, Oladipo’s presentation was entitled: “From Ore to Engineer: Nigeria’s Engineering Education System, and the Partnership it Invites.”
The assertion additional quoted her as saying that 122 of Nigeria’s 328 universities now provide accredited engineering schooling.
She mentioned 52 of the establishments had attained Outcome-Based Education accreditation whereas the nationwide register has 101,393 engineering practitioners.
Oladipo mentioned with Nigeria a provisional signatory to the Washington Accord since 2023 and Russia a full signatory since 2012, the 2 international locations already had a standard accreditation language.
This, she mentioned, indicated a agency basis for joint levels, credit score switch and mutual recognition.
The vice-chancellor additionally drew consideration to the hole between the provision of engineering professionals and nationwide want, significantly amongst technicians and technologists.
Oladipo mentioned this was coming at a time when Nigeria’s value-addition coverage was bringing lithium processing and metal manufacturing residence.
Recalling that Ajaokuta Steel Company was constructed with Soviet companions in 1979, Oladipo mentioned that “infrastructure can be imported, but capability must be grown.”
“Africa’s minerals will be processed somewhere. The question is who will be trained to do it,” she added.
She proposed joint partnership for postgraduate coaching on minerals processing and metallurgy between Russian and African universities.
Oladipo additionally known as for clever mining constructed on trusted African-owned information in addition to stronger pathways for technicians and technologists.
TAU, based mostly in Oko-Irese, Kwara State, is a non-public STEM-focused college licenced in 2021.
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