The Power Equipment and Electrical Machine Development Institute (PEEMADI), Okene, Kogi state has assured the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) of its preparedness to collaborate with the university in the development of its manpower needs and sharing Technical knowledge.
The Managing Director of the Institute, Engineer Yakubu Adaaja gave the assurance when he led a delegation of the management on a visit to the university in Osara on Thursday.
Engr. Adaaja while speaking during the visit stated that the Institute which is under the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure ( NASENI) visited the university with a view to seek areas of collaborations to enhance the technical capacity of the staff and students of the institution.
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu thanked the Institute for the prompt response to the call for collaboration in matters of research and enhancement of knowledge of staff and students in order to fulfill its mandate of raising global students who are trained to solve society problems and industry demands.
Professor Salawu said six programmes of the university are ready for COREN and NUC accreditation with an assurance that the faculty of engineering with eleven programmes is positioned to be the largest faculty of engineering in Nigeria.
He thanked the former Governor Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello and the incumbent, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for the foresight and political will to set aside all needed equipment to ensure a successful accreditation of all the programmes of the university.
The event was witnessed by principal officers of the university which includes the Director of academic planning, Pharm. Muhammed Audu Asuku and the Dean of gaculty of engineering, Engr. Prof.MT Isah.
