Kwara State University Selected for Pilot ICT Experience Centres Initiative
According to a news report from Nigerian Tribune, Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete has been chosen as one of the six pilot universities for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Office of the First Lady's establishment of ICT Experience Centres in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
In a statement by the Acting Director of University Relations at KWASU, Hajia Saeedat Aliyu, the information regarding KWASU's selection as a pilot institution was detailed in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, and signed by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Architect Sonny S.T. Echono.
The letter explained that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady, is leading the establishment of ICT Experience Centres as part of the joint initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Communication, Technology, and Digital Economy's Learn to Earn Programme.
The project, which is part of the Federal Government's Renewed Hope Agenda, aims to provide undergraduates with specialised technological education and opportunities to excel in the digital era.
“The primary objective of the ICT Experience Centres is to empower undergraduates and institutions of learning with skills, infrastructure, and mindset necessary to excel in a digitally driven world.
“Your Institution has been chosen for the first phase/pilot programme of this initiative”, it added.
Six pilot ICT Experience Centres, one in each geopolitical zone of the country, constitute the pilot stage.
Reacting to the development, the Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, described the selection of KWASU as elating and indicative of the strategic positioning of the institution as a hub for the training of 21st century individuals who contribute significantly to national development.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Madawaki Centre For Digital Economy Saba Jibril Mahe Abdulkadir Fareedah Dankaka Mashood Dauda NIRSAL Ajasse-Ipo Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Abdulhakeem Amao Alaiye Kuliyan Geri NNPP Harmony Holdings Kupchi Hosea Maxwell Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Apaola Seun Bolaji Ado Bayero Mutawali Age AbdulKareem Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar Garment Factory Saidu Isa Gobirawa Kamaldeen Gambari Arca Santa Leke Ogungbe Abdulkarim Adisa Tunji Olawuyi Aishat Sulu-Gambari Kwara North Oladimeji Thompson Bukola Ajikobi Idi-Ape Abdullahi G. Mohammad Yekini Adio Aishatu Ahmed Gobir EFCC Alore Jimoh Olusola Imam Hassanat Bello Baba Issa Olateju Lukman Ahman Patigi Mohammed Halidu Ola Falade Ajidagba Stephen Fasakin Yemi Osinbajo Saad Belgore Adamu Atta AbdulRauf Keji Oasis Muslim Care Foundation Maigidasanma Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye Local Government Pension Board Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Eghe Igbinehi Aremu Odolaye Dagbalodo March 28 Bello John Olanrewaju Ilorin Durbar Abdulkadir Jimoh Sadiq Buhari Aisha Gobir NSCIA Oluranti Idowu Press Release Okiki Zainab Abass Federal Polytechnic Offa Gbenga Awoyale Oyun Saidu Yaro Musa

