The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has moved to revive and expand its double degree partnership with a Chinese university poised to deepen technology education in Nigeria.
Auwalu Umar, ABU’s director of public affairs, stated on
Sunday that the partnership is with the Central South University (CSU) China.
ABU’s 3+2 dual degree with CSU started in 2017 as a pilot,
launched in 2018, but faced suspension in 2021 due to corona virus pandemic.
Under the scheme, students spend three years in Nigeria and
two years at CSU in China to earn degrees from both institutions.
Umar said both institutions have decided to reactivate the
partnership after renewed commitments at a virtual meeting on December 19.
He said both institutions restated their interest in
international collaboration across engineering, science, and technology
education.
Umar explained that the partnership, initiated under the
China-Africa Cooperation framework, has trained 45 pilot students.
“The programme commenced in 2018 with 45 ABU students
studying in China, but was disrupted in 2021 by COVID-19 lockdowns, though it
demonstrated strong benefits of cross-border academic cooperation globally,” he
said.
Adamu Ahmed, vice-chancellor of ABU, described the
initiative as a flagship model for engineering education.
He added that the initiative also strengthen global
partnerships, boost technology transfer, innovation, research capacity and
human capital development in Nigeria.
The VC said the revived scheme includes an expansion plan
covering staff exchange, joint research supervision, renewable energy, computer
engineering, and medical sciences.
He described the ABU-CSU partnership as a strong example of
China-Africa cooperation in technology advancement.
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