By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha’s leadership has scored another historic milestone as a total of 75 staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State received grants for the 2024 Institutional Based Research from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund).
The information was announced by the Tetfund Research 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 were the first time in the history of the University that such number of persons would be receiving IBR in one breath. They expressed the hope that a second tranche was underway to cap the number to 100 staff who applied for the research undertaking.
In his brief remarks, Prof. Ifemeje encouraged beneficiaries to ensure that all ethical issues in research were duly followed, noting that the review committee would dutifully follow-up and would never accept any research report that was not done very well.
He disclosed that the Committee would soon release high-impact factor journals with strong indexing where scholars could publish their research works.
Appreciating the Ag. Vice Chancellor and the University Management, the beneficiaries expressed excitement and prayed to God to give the Ag. VC and her Team the energy to keep up the ongoing shared leadership in the University.
They pledged to do all that was required by Tetfund by turning in their reports in due time and ensuring that they were published in reputable journals.
