“By 2030 school fees alone would not be sufficient to sustain universities”- Prof. Sanni
The Dean, School of Post graduate Studies, Prof. Sanni Bamidele, has said that in the next ten years, school fees alone would not be sufficient to sustain universities, hence the need for alternative sources of fund.
He made this known during the Academic Writing and Grantmanship workshop organized by the Benson Idahosa University Directorate of Research and the Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP).
He said that in seeking alternative sources of fund, the conduct of world class research came to his mind.
He said: “The big question that came to mind in pursuing this plan was, who are those to conduct world class research at Benson Idahosa University by 2030 to attract 40% revenue”? Looking around Benson Idahosa University community for answer to this question, I could see a lot of potentials waiting to be harnessed. Realising that potential alone would not deliver our strategic goal; the Vice Chancellor’s first mandate to the Directorate of Research was to build the capacity of academic staff of Benson Idahosa University towards achieving our strategic goal. Thus, this workshop on academic writing and grantmanship is a product of that mandate
According to him, the establishment of this unit is very strategic to the University’s vision of ensuring that at least 40% of its revenue by the year 2030 comes from research
In her welcome address, the Director of Benson Idahosa University Research Directorate, Prof. Alexandra Esimaje, said that the workshop seeks to build knowledge capital and also build capacities for skills through academic mentoring and knowledge transfer.
She assured participants that after the workshop, their academic and research profiles will receive a boost and their visibility of at the planes of scholarship highly enhanced.
The 2-day workshop which was hosted by Benson Idahosa University had facilitators and participants from various universities from across Africa.