A
new university has been born in Nigeria; Tech-U Entrepreneurship University.
According to Gabriel Dike on the Sun Newspaper, the university will take off on
Sunday January 7, 2018 with some new students.
The
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ayobami Salami, while addressing Newsmen on the take off
of the university said some things that really caught my attention. He said
that they are set to provide such quality training that will enable their
graduate to be job creators, innovators and employers of labour. He added that
their mission explains while their motto which is ‘developing brains, training
hands’ is not a seductive catchphrase, saying that none of their graduates will
go about roaming the streets in search of jobs. Moreover, he said that it is
either that their students are so good that the industries hire them straight
away or they simply establish their own startups. What a wonderful vision!
This
is a welcome development in the educational sector that other universities
ought to embrace. Nigeria is old enough to graduate youths that will end up
roaming the streets in search of non available jobs. Our curriculum is rich but
should be interpreted in such a manner that the learners can apply it in their
daily life to improve their standard of living. It is so shameful that students
are taught scale of preference and opportunity cost in secondary schools, yet,
cannot prioritize their simple daily needs to spend wisely.
During
my youth service, my kid sister got admission to study in polytechnic and we
contributed to encourage her. It was not quite long; she started requesting for
more money which we cannot provide. As I wondered what she did with all the
money we gave her, it came to my knowledge that she bought more than two boxes
for her dresses. Had it been she packed her stuff in Ghana Must Go bag and used
the much given to her for more important things, she will not find herself in a
financial mess. Maybe her economics teacher did not teach her to put into
practice her knowledge of Scale of Preference and opportunity Cost outside the
classroom.
However,
if Tech-U University will adhere strictly to its vision and mission, then
Nigerian universities have got a standard university to emulate. But I must say
that there is a problem. The Vice Chancellor of Tech-U University has a lot to
do to really achieve its goals. I have met most Nigerians who despite the flaws
in the interpretation of curriculum were eager to create, innovate and
establish something on their own but the Nigeria unfriendly economic environment
made it impossible. The Vice Chancellor therefore must be ready to fight the
government to ensure that there is steady power supply, clean and steady water
supply and good roads to attract investors and encourage creativity and
innovation. Then, the Tech-U university authority and other universities that
must have adopted their standard will be rest assured that their efforts will
never be in vain or end up as mere theories.
Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi
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