UNN to Host The 5th African Regional Conference of Vice ChancellorsThe University of Nigeria has won the hosting right for the 5th African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVIDSET). The University clinched the hosting right at the last meeting of COVIDSET, which held from 4th – 9th November, 2013 at the University of Botswana.
Following a presentation of the hosting bid of the University of Nigeria by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bartho Okolo at the Conference, the University of Nigeria was unanimously elected as the host for COVIDSET 2015. Read More UNN Marks Work Diabetes Day![]()
Dr Augustine Onwurah (Ag. Director, Medical Centre) The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Thursday, marked the 2013 world diabetes day in grand style as the Medical Centre of the Institution organised a public lecture titled Diabetes: Protect our future, and conducted free blood sugar and blood pressure screening for members of the University community and the general public.
Giving an overview of diabetes, the Ag. Director of the UNN Medical Centre, Dr. Augustine Onwurah described diabetes as a disease caused by excessive sugar in the body. He outlined some of the causes of the diseases to include: wrong administration of drugs as prescribed by unqualified physicians, inadequate production of insulin, stress, among others.
Dr Onwurah urged the general public to always watch out for common symptoms of diabetes, which according to him included; frequent urinating, excessive taste for water, excessive hunger and increased appetite, poor healing wounds especially on the foot and erectile dysfunction.
He therefore advised people to live a healthy lifestyle by eating and drinking very little to keep the brain, functioning, doing regular exercise, undertaking regular medical check-up and avoiding smoking.
The Assistant Director, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Mary Jane Umeh, urged diabetes patients to eat foods that contain high carbohydrates, high fibre and low fat. She further advised diabetic patient to eat wheat with caution as that may increase their blood pressures. However, she said that wheat would be fit for their consumption if eaten with vegetable.
A consultant Physician in UNTH, Dr Emmanuel Ejim added that genetic predisposition, obesity and other endocrine abnormalities are responsible for many cases of diabetes Read More
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| UNN Mobile Lab goes Life in Schools at Iheakpu-Awka![]()
Student Learning on the Building and Construction Module of the Mobile Workshop Members of staff from the Department of Vocational Teacher Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka, have deployed the recently acquired Mobile Laboratories into practical use as they drove two of them to Iheakpu-Awka Community, in Nsukka, to have real time interaction with students. The first beneficiaries were staff and students of Community Secondary School, Iheakpu-Awka and St Mary’s Grammar school, Iheakpu-Awka. To students of the Community Secondary school, it was a day they looked forward to as they waited, in earnest expectation, for the arrival of the modern laboratory on wheel. But as Providence had it, the mobile classroom could not make it to its exact destination because of bad road. It however berthed at St Mary Grammar School, few metres away from the earlier destination. The accidental host school therefore took advantage of their location and participated in the training while staff and students of the original host school, walked over to the location. The secondary school teachers and their principals were first conducted round the lab and introduced to equipment in each of the sections of the mobile laboratory. Some of the sections include: building and construction, textile and apparel, essential science, electronics, home maintenance, plant science, food science, dietetics and nutrition, horticulture, among others. Each of the students, who participated in the training, spent over 15 minutes in each section conducting practical, under the supervision of a UNN facilitator, before moving over to another section. Read More ![]()
Student doing it on the Building and Construction Module of the Mobile Workshop Click to View Photos on Our Flicker Page Students of UNN Secondary School bag 2013 LearnAfrica-NECO Excellence AwardTwo students from the University of Nigeria Secondary Schools, Idika Uduma Uduma, (Enugu Campus) and Nwagu Chukwuemeka Godwin, (Nsukka Campus) recently received the Learn Africa- NECO Excellence Award as a result of their impressive performances in the June/July 2013 NECO senior secondary certificate examination.
Idika, 17, scored 7Bs and 2Cs to emerge the best candidate in Enugu State, while Nwagu came 3rd behind Dimson Justin Chinonso, a student of Air Force Comprehensive Secondary School, Enugu.
Learn Africa-NECO Excellence Awards was introduced in 2012 by Learn Africa PLC (Formerly Longman Nigeria PLC) to encourage students and teachers at the secondary level. The aim of the award is to underscore the importance of excellence in education, and encourage hardwork, diligent scholarship and healthy competition among students. Read More UNN to Partner with French UniversitiesAnother emphatic step by the present administration to boost the international visibility of the UNN through collaborations with reputable foreign institutions was recorded recently in Paris, France. Between October 15th and 19th 2013, the Vice – Chancellor, Prof Bartho Okolo led a team on an extensive visit to and discussions with selected French Universities and prestigious “Grandes Ecoles”.
The visit was organized by CAMPUS FRANCE in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Nigeria. Two Nigerian Universities were invited: one Federal and one Private. The objective was to explore areas of collaboration and partnership between the Nigerian universities and their French counterparts.
The visit was in two phases. During the first phase, which lasted two days, the Vice – Chancellor’s team visited some of the most reputable tertiary institutions in the Paris area.
Institutions visited included:
. ENSAM, Paris Tech
. University of Paris 4
. Institut d’ Administration des Entreprises {Institute of Business Administration}
. Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris 1.
Face to face discussions were held with faculties of these institutions in which the Vice – Chancellor presented the objectives of the visit and the expectations of UNN which included staff and student exchanges, joint workshops and conferences, shared curricula, joint grant applications and postgraduate admission requirements interface. The language problem was also discussed. Read More
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