As academic activities resume fully on Monday, January 8, 2024, students of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education are reassured of positive plans that would enable them to have a seamless academic programme.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Okechuku Onuchuku, gave the assurance when he spoke with Newsmen in Port Harcourt yesterday.
Onuchuku said the school management is rather determined to scale up actions towards achieving academic excellence and not to compromise same.
He informed that the institution under his watch will ensure that international best practices in tertiary institution management will be deployed in order to achieve the best for the students and the entire university community.
The academic icon who also re-emphasized his earlier resolution to protect students from all sorts of academic fraud said the school authority will not fail to be tough on anyone found wanting.
” Our aim is to guide the students right and give them the needed attention in order to produce world class graduates, who will stand out in the Labour Market,” he said.
He was of the view that if students were allowed to acquire degrees by cutting corners that they may not be fit and proper persons in the society.
According to him, hard work and integrity should be the watch word of any student who is desirous of making life out of education.
The Economics guru maintained that the management will continue to fish out those who have distinguished themselves both in learning and character and reward them accordingly.
” Another way to encourage hard work among the students is to recognize and honour those who are doing well. We also encourage good morals among our students. That is the way it ought to be, “he said.
It will be recalled that since Onuchuku took over the mantle of leadership of the institution, the environment has taken a better shape, including the academic elevation of its lecturers.
