AE - FUNAI Turns Out 900 Graduates In 10 Faculties With 20 First Class Grade.

Source: Mbam Ogodo, Abakaliki.

Vice Chancellor of Alex Ekuweme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, AE-FUNAI, Ebonyi State, Prof. Sunday Elom has announced

that the University will be turning out 900 graduates in 10 faculties with the following degree classifications: first Class, 20, Second Class Upper, 306, Second Class Lower, 494, third Class, 79 and Pass 1.

Briefing newsmen as part of activities to mark the commencement of the 6th convocation ceremonies of the Institution at the administrative block of the University, Prof. Elom explained that in his ten months administration, he has been able to achieve the constitution of a university-wide security committee comprising staff, students, host community representatives and members of security agencies.

He mentioned other areas of achievement to include Pre-Clinical Accreditation of their MBBS programme by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, which has led to the commencement of clinical training for our pioneer medical students in October this year.

The vice Chancellor also announced the establishment of Agency Banking in the university to take care of the banking needs of our staff, students and host community adding that prior to this, there was no bank in the university and its environs.

Other areas of achievement according to the VC include sinking of hand-driven boreholes to provide alternative sources of water supply to hostels and faculties courtesy of the University Parent’s Forum.

"Sustaining the culture of keeping to the academic calendar which led to the graduation and mobilization of our students for NYSC batch B programme for July/August, 2021. In fact, AE-FUNAI was the only public university in Nigeria that mobilized students for NYSC in the batch B 2019/2020 academic session.

On the convocation, the Vice Chancellor added that: "On this 6th convocation ceremony coming up on Tuesday, 14th December, 2021, "Before the convocation proper, on Monday, 13th December, 2021, there will be a convocation lecture titled “Cost sharing in Funding University Education in Nigeria” The lecture will be delivered by Emeritus Professor Onyechi Obidoa while the event will be chaired by Professor Charles Chike Onochie, former Vice-Chancellor, Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State.

"Also, as part of the programme of activities for the 6th convocation ceremony, on Thursday, 9th December, 2021, 68 pioneer graduating students of our Faculty of Education will be inducted into the teaching profession by the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).

"On Tuesday, 7th December, 2021, there will be research faire/arts exhibition, where the university scholars and researchers will showcase their works and innovations to the public.

"According to a leading global ranking body based in Turkey, AD Scientific Index, our University ranked 32 out of 167 universities in Nigeria on the quality of scientists in 2021. The July 2021 edition of Webometric World University ranking, AE-FUNAI ranked 50 out of 279 tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Also in the African Continent, AE-FUNAI was ranked 279 out of 1,952 Institutions. Globally AE-FUNAI ranked 6,006 out of 11,987 institutions in 2021."