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FUTO Commences Car Manufacturing

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The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has entered into partnership with the Technical University, Munich, Germany and the Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo to develop automobiles for the  Sub-Saharan Africa.
The project according to the Vice Chancellor- Prof Cyril Gozie  Asiabaka is aimed at solving the mobility  needs of  Nigerians  in particular and other African countries such as Ghana and  Kenya.
Professor Asiabaka who disclosed this while giving account of his  stewardship in the past three years as the 6th substantive Vice Chancellor of the  University said that the most important  component of this  global divine project is the  infusion of  local  materials in its production, affordability, robust electronics, simple operation, climate/environmental friendliness and ultimately, its production in  the region.
“As I speak, the project has  reached an advanced stage and  in a  short while, the project would be  unveiled” he assured.
In keeping with the vision of internationalization of University, the Vice Chancellor said that the institution and the Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) had established  a joint centre for the study of management.
He listed the main objectives of the Centre to include: teaching and researching in  advanced subjects and methods in management including Human resources management, industrial management and high education management.
When operational, Asiabaka assured that the Centre would focus on new and innovative methods of managing organizations  from the public as well as from the private sector and offer  postgraduate programmes.
Professor Asiabaka who also spoke of his landmarks on students welfare, infrastructural development and beautification of the campus environment said that the successful computerization of all aspects of the university activities had formed one of the cardinal objectives of his quest for excellence.  He said that the institution had in the past  three years gradually moved rapidly in the use of computer  in most of its activities in a bid to reduce high volume of paper work, from e-senate to e-appraisal, electronic payment of school fees and automatic generation of receipts.
Enumerating more of his achievements, the VC said that his administration had completed a new building complex for the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET) named “Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Engineering complex” which would accommodate six departments in the school, adding that the institution currently has a total of 27  on going projects out of which 14 had been completed .
Apart from the massive improvement of the level of infrastructure on campus and the attraction of more projects to meet the growing population within the university community, Prof Asiabaka said that he had painstakingly adhered to a well-defined corporate governance codes  consistent with extent laws that regulate  “our affairs in the university”.

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