VALUES, VIABILITY AND VISIBILITY [3Vs]
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Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha’s leadership scores another historic milestone as a total of 75 Staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra Stathasve received grants for the 2024 Institutional Based Research from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund).
The information was announced by the Tetfund IBR-Selection Committee of COOU headed by Prof. Jonathan Ifemeje – Director of the Research Management Office, and Prof. Emeka Obi – Director of Academic Planning, on Tuesday 20th August 2024.
Addressing the beneficiaries, the Tetfund IBR-Selection Committee thanked the University Management led by Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, for the shared leadership approach in the University emphasizing that this year’s IBR awards are the first time in the history of the University that such several persons will be receiving IBR in one breathe. They noted that hopefully a second tranch is underway to cap the number to 100 Staff who applied for the research undertaking.
In a brief remarks, Prof. Ifemeje encouraged beneficiaries to ensure that all ethical issues in research are duly followed noting that the review committee will dutifully follow-up and will never accept any research report that is not done very well. He informed that the Committee will soon release high-impact factor journals with strong indexing where Scholars can publish their research works.
Appreciating the Ag. Vice Chancellor and the University Management, Beneficiaries expressed emotional exictments by praying to God to give the Ag. VC and her Team have the energy to keep up the ongoing shared leadership in the University. They pledged that they would do all that is required by Tetfund by turning in their reports in due time and ensuring that they are published in reputable journals.
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