TRAINING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA DRIVERS BY THE FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS

Following representations from key officials of this University on the need to re-train the University of Nigeria drivers in order to ignite in them the ethics of their profession, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have been contacted and they have accepted to do the for this University.

Consequently a meeting of some University Stakeholders was convened to articulate modalities for the training. They included the following: Director, Works Services, Chief Security Officer, PAR, (Personnel Services), Deputy Director, (Legal Services), Director, Quality Assurance, and Director, SERVICOM Unit.

At the end of the meeting, the following criteria were established for the training.

1. For Whom: All University Drivers, including all those that drive official vehicles (but are not designated “drivers”), and all University mechanics shall benefit from the training.
2. Number Expected: About three hundred (300) participants are expected from all our three campuses.
3. Date of the Training: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 for Nsukka Campus; and Thursday, September 29, 2016, for Enugu/Ituku Ozalla Campuses.
4. Venue: E.C, Niger Room for Nsukka Campus and Main Hall, UNEC, for Enugu Campus/Ituku Ozalla Campus.

5. Time:00am – 2.00pm for the specified days.
6. Invitation: All participants shall be invited to the training through official letters.
7. Focus of the Training:

• Safety on the Highway
• Work Ethics of Official Drivers
• Highway Code
• Driving Ethics

The Vice-Chancellor has kindly approved the above recommendations and the Committee is organizing the training for the University Drivers, in collaboration with the FRSC, as scheduled.

Professor Chikelue Ofuebe

Director, SERVICOM Unit

NOTICE OF RESUMPTION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2016/2017 SESSION

I am directed to inform staff and students of the University of Nigeria that academic activities for the First Semester of 2016/2017 session will begin on Thursday, September 22, 2016.

All undergraduate students of the University are advised to visit the UNN website: www.unn.edu.ng and log into their portal to generate invoices for School Fees and Accommodation Fees.

To this end, academic staff are advised to comply with the notice and commence academic activities immediately.

Thanks.

Okwun Omeaku – Chief

Ag. PRO

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UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR (ADMISSIONS)

2016/2017 PRIMARY ADMISSION LIST

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka hereby offers Provisional Admission to the following PUTME Candidates into her various first degree programmes for the 2016/2017 academic session.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES OFFERED PROVISIONAL ADMISSION FOR THE 2016/2017 ACADEMIC SESSION

Candidates offered provisional admission are required to adopt the following guidelines to regularize their acceptance of the offer:

• Visit the University of Nigeria website (unn.edu.ng) or portal (unnportal.edu.ng), log in your JAMB Registration number to generate and download a Payment Invoice which contains a Remitta number, the invoice will enable you to make payment at any Commercial Bank.
• With the Payment Invoice, the candidate is requested to pay Twenty Five Thousand Naira Only (N25, 000.00) acceptance fee. Ensure that the Invoice number is keyed in appropriately at the Bank and obtain a confirmation slip containing your Confirmation number and Invoice number.
• Visit the University of Nigeria website (unn.edu.ng) or portal (unnportal.edu.ng) again and login your JAMB Registration Number, the Confirmation Number and Invoice Number, then print the Admission slip and complete the Acceptance Form online.
• Proceed with other fee payments and registration as indicated on the University of Nigeria website.

(Signed)

Chris C. Igbokwe, Esq

Registrar

It has been observed, by some renowned researchers in Mathematical modeling and simulations, that many students and young researcher have not mastered the basic ideas in analysis of Mathematical models and their simulations. In view of this, the Mathematical Modeling and Simulations (MMAS) research group, Nigeria in conjunction with the Department of Mathematics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka is hosting a workshop on Mathematical Modeling and Simulations. The workshop will run from 25th September to 2nd October, 2016.  Arrival is Sunday 25th September and departure is Sunday 2nd October 2016 while the lectures and practical begins on Monday 26^th until the evening of Saturday 1^st October, 2016.

The aim of this Maiden Edition of the International Workshop on Mathematical Modeling and simulations (IWMMAS) is to bring together researchers and students from Academia and the Industry for thorough exposition on the basic ideas on the analysis of Mathematical Modeling and simulations and to promote the interchange of ideas, identify possible areas of collaboration and provide networking opportunities in the field of Mathematical Modeling.

Please see the attached flyer for more details.

Don’t miss out – register now to be a part of this great event!

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DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP INVITATION

For further information on the workshop, please contact the chair, LOC, Prof M.O Oyesanya on +2348037717378,  moses.oyesanya@unn.edu.ng  or The Host, Prof G. C. E. Mbah, on  +2348034198454, godwin.mbah@unn.edu.ng.  

We sincerely welcome your participation at this workshop and look forward to welcoming you to University of Nigeria, Nsukka Nigeria.

Thank you.

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA

SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

ADVERTISEMENT OF POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOPS AND LIBRARY TRAINING

The School of Postgraduate Studies University of Nigeria, Nsukka in collaboration with the University Library is organizing Postgraduate Workshops and Library Training for Master’s and Ph.D students. The Postgraduate Workshops are for Master’s and Ph.D students admitted in the 2015/2016 academic session. The Workshops will also feature University Library sponsored training programme for Postgraduate Students.

The workshops and Training are scheduled to take place in two campuses of the University as shown below.

Nsukka Campus: 20th October, 2016 – Postgraduate Workshop

21st October, 2016 – Library Training

Enugu Campus:  27th October, 2016 – Postgraduate Workshop

28th October, 2016 – Library Training

The details of the Workshops and Training are specified below:

• POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOPS:

The Workshops which are mandatory for all Master’s and Ph.D degree students admitted in the 2015/2016 academic session will cover the full contents of the following courses:

1. PGC 601 – Research Methodology and Application of ICT in Research, and
2. PGC 701 – Synopsis and Grant Writing.

• ADVANCED LIBRARY TRAINING:
• Electronic Library Resources in Content and Introduction

to Data Bases

Electronic Library Resources: Overview of Electronic journals, scholarly databases and the nature of access available for each of them.

• Introduction to online Databases: Formulating Search Strategies

Formulating effective searches; Boolean Operators and Truncation

• Using Turnitin Software for Originality Check

For plagiarism detecting

• Introduction to reference Management tools, Mendeley

Downloading the Mendeley desktop and signing up for free account. How to create folders and sub-folders; How to enter citations manually and import citations from other databases; How to change the output style and using the “cite as you write” feature. Format: Presentation and demonstration.

Further information on the workshops and training, including venue and time, etc will be communicated in due course via this medium.

Dr. Ikenna E. Onwuegbuna,

Chairman, SPGS

Sub-committee on Postgraduate Workshops/Lectures.

THIRD NOTICE – FOUNDERS’ DAY DIGNITY OF MAN DEBATE

In view of the public holidays observed on Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13, 2016 to mark the Eid – El – Kabir, the closing date for submission of entries is hereby extended by one week.

THE NEW CLOSING DATE IS NOW MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

For the avoidance of doubt, the earlier notices 1 and 2 on the DIGNITY OF MAN DEBATE are hereby annexed for ease of reference.

Thanks.

 NOTICE 1.

Call for Entries to Founder’s Day SCHOOL DEBATE Celebration

As part of the activities marking the UNN Founder’s Day (56^th), the Senate Ceremonials Committee will host a SCHOOL DEBATE on Thursday, October 06, 2016 – day time.

Details on the TOPIC for the Debate will be released shortly

Six students – three (3) aside (FOR or AGAINST) will speak on the topic.

You are by this, requested to advertise this message to the students using your SUG platform.

Interested students should forward their profile to: pro.unn@unn.edu.ng on or before Friday, September 30, 2016. Prospective students shortlisted will be notified accordingly.

The format should include the following details:

NAME
DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

REG NO

ADDRESS
PHONE
EMAIL-
STATE WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE DEBATE

GIVE A BRIEF RESUME OF YOURSELF

Thanks as you apply.

NOTICE2

SECOND NOTICE

DIGNITY OF MAN DEBATE–56th Founders’ Day Celebration

Aplications are invited from Students who may wish to participate in this year’s Founders’ Day Dignity of Man Debate which event comes up on Wednesday October 5, 2016. Applicants are to conform with the requested personal data as stated in the ealier notice of 6/9/2016.

In line with the growing interest in the British Parliamentary Debate System, this year’s Debate will follow that format and adopt the following strategies:

1. Topics for the debate will be randomly picked from a pool in sittu. The topics will generally cover global issues.
2. Interested students should constitute themselves into teams, and apply as such.
3. Each team shall comprise 2 persons and there would be four teams at each session from the preliminaries to the finals.
4. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEW DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR SCREENING  AS STATED IN THE EARLIER NOTICE HAS CHANGED.ENTRIES CLOSE 12 MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2016.

Good luck to ALL as you apply.

Okwun Omeaku – Chief

Ag. PRO

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF DESERVING STAFF FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE AWARDS 2016

PREAMBLE
The university of Nigeria administration has instituted the above awards for its deserving staff. This is to inform all our stakeholders of this excellent development in the institution and enjoin all Deans, Directors, Heads of Academic/Administrative Departments and interested individual staff members to submit nominations in line with the instructions below (see Serial No. iv), to The Chairman, University of Nigeria Excellent Performance Award Committee, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), on or before 23 September 2016. All nominations should be enclosed in sealed envelopes and marked “Excellent Performance Award 2016”.

IMPLEMENTATION PARADIGM FOR THE AWARDS
i.    Categories of Award
1.    Academic Staff Category – Professorial and Non-Professorial cadres
2.    Non-Academic Staff Category – Senior and Junior Staff

ii.    Number of Recipients for Each Category
1.    Academic Staff – Four Awards: Two for Professorial cadre and two for Non- Professorial cadre.
2.    Non-Academic Staff – Four Awards: Two for Senior Staff and two for Junior Staff

iii.    Nominations of Potential Awardees

Selection by the Committee shall be from the following sources:

1.    Individual applications to the Committee by staff.
2.    Recommendations by the Deans, Directors and Heads of Academic/ Administrative Department of qualified staff, who did not apply on their own.

iv.    Criteria for Nomination of Deserving Staff
1.    Academic Staff Category
*    Brief biographic citation of nominee (100 words)
*    Teaching (Information presented in the course, Quality of assessment of students; Availability to students; Timely completion of lectures; Early release of results; Overall relationship with students; and ICT orientation) (30 marks).
*    Research Output (Cutting edge work; Innovation; Discovery; Publications that add to the visibility of the University) (50 marks). NOTE:  The acceptable research output should be published within two years of the year for the Award’s. However, for the commencement year of 2016, publications for the past five years will be acceptable.
*    Attendance/Presentation of Papers at International Conferences (10 marks).
*    Mentorship of Students/Young Lecturers (10 marks).

2.    Non-Academic Staff Category
*    Brief biographic citation of nominee (100 words)
*    Punctuality/Regularity to duty
*    Timely completion of assigned responsibility
*    Quality of work output
*    Commitment to duty
*    Integrity
*    Discipline
*    Creativity
*    Innovation
*    ICT orientation
*    Relationship with fellow staff and customers
(TEN [10] MARKS FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE)

v.    Scoring Style
Marks shall be earned on the basis of the quality and relevance of the facts/stories explaining each empirical referent for the two categories of the Award. In other words, what the nominees had actually done will really be used to evaluate them. The scoring will be evidence – based.

vi.    Prizes for Each Awardee
i.    A well designed certificate of very high quality
ii.    Cash award of not less than two hundred thousand naira (N200,000.00)
vii.    Frequency of the Awards
The award shall be an annual event, normally during the Founders’ Day celebrations
viii.    Scoring Modalities

1.    Academic Staff Category

a.    The scoring shall be weighted as follows:
•    Excellent         (4 marks)
•    Very Adequate    (3 marks)
•    Adequate        (2 marks)
•    Fairly Adequate  (1 mark)
•    Inadequate         (No mark)

b. Each score obtained by a Nominee will then be multiplied by the accompanying value in   each item in the assessment format below to get the mark attained.

2.    Non-academic staff category
The recommendations for each nominee under this category shall be evidence-based. The entire Committee shall be involved in the scoring of non-academic staff on the basis of 1-10 scale points as follows. It is to be noted that the scoring will be on the grounds of the quality of the story (evidence) that accompanies each of the items.

Professor Charles A. Igwe
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration),
Chairman, University of Nigeria Excellent Performance Award Committee

SECOND NOTICE

DIGNITY OF MAN DEBATE–56th Founders’ Day Celebration

Applications are invited from Students who may wish to participate in this year’s Founders’ Day Dignity of Man Debate which event comes up on Wednesday October 5, 2016. Applicants are to conform with the requested personal data as stated in the ealier notice of 6/9/2016.

In line with the growing interest in the British Parliamentary Debate System, this year’s Debate will follow that format and adopt the following strategies:

1. Topics for the debate will be randomly picked from a pool in sittu. The topics will generally cover global issues.
2. Interested students should constitute themselves into teams, and apply as such.
3. Each team shall comprise 2 persons and there would be four teams at each session from the preliminaries to the finals.
4. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEW DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR SCREENING  AS STATED IN THE EARLIER NOTICE HAS CHANGED.ENTRIES CLOSE 12 MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2016.

Goodluck to ALL as you apply

Okwun Omeaku – Chief

Ag. PRO

UNN MUSIC DEPT 1^ST AND BEST

Our dear University of Nigeria has emerged the best and the first in Nigeria once again in the just concluded first ever Campus Classicals Music Competition held in NILAG from 29th August to 1st September, 2016.

Our indifatiguable and precious Department of Music came out the best, the first and the overall winner.

The team of 53 students led by Rev. Sr. Keke, Rev. Ewulu and Mr. Nwankwo made us proud in the four categories of the competition comprising: Orchestral,  Operatic, Choral, and Stage Band Performances. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

View More Photos from the competition

2016/17 UNN ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION 1
This is to inform all students of UNN (Prospective and returning) to take note of the following important information with regards to student accommodation for the 2016/17 session:
1.    The University has limited spaces for student accommodation.
2.    The accommodation is allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
3.    First Year and final year students are given high priority during allocation.
4.    First years are allocated 40% of the total accommodation, final years 25% while other years are allocated 35%.
5.    All Nursing Mothers must apply for accommodation online and must notify the authorities early. You are permitted to stay alone in a room or be two persons in a room.
6.    The following are highly prohibited and will attract eviction from the hostel:
•    Squatting of any kind.
•    Late return to the hostel at night.
•    Smoking.
•    Drinking of Alcohol.
•    Stealing.
•    Fighting and quarrelling.
•    Use of hotplates, electric boiling ring, refrigerator, gas cooker and so on.
•    Use of generator sets.
•    Defecating and bathing at undesignated places.
•    Pouring of water in undesignated places.
•    Defacing of Hostel walls by posting of bills, posters and any document.
7.    Only students who have successfully met the following will be qualified for hostel accommodation:
•    Paid all school fees till date.
•    Registered all courses online till date.
•    Possess the University ID card or have been successfully captured.
•    Possess and use the University student email address.
8.    All hostel accommodation invoices are valid for only three days after generation. Any student who fails to pay within the three day period will be doing so at his/her own risk.
9.    All Rev Sisters and intending corps members must follow the authorised process for accommodation henceforth.
10.    Physically challenged students must also generate invoice and proceed to make payments promptly.

All students should be informed and prepare themselves adequately for the new session.

Student Affairs Unit

EXTENSION OF THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE 2016/2017 SUPPLEMENTARY ADVERTISEMENT OF APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

 This is to inform all prospective postgraduate students that the closing date for the sale of application forms for the 2016/2017 supplementary advertisement for admissions into the postgraduate programmes of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka has been extended to Monday, September 19, 2016.  Details of the methods of application for postgraduate admissions remain as earlier published in the Daily Sun Newspaper of 22^nd April, 2016 and on the University of Nigeria website.

Ph.D ADMISSION IN THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Candidates are hereby informed that for Ph.D admission into the Departments in the Faculty of Business Administration, a minimum GPA of 4.00 on a 5-point scale is required.

Thank you.

John M.U. Omeje

for: Deputy Registrar/Secretary,

School of Postgraduate Studies

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA  

 STAFF CONVERSION EXAMINATION  – List of Successful Staff 

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NIGERIAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY: 39TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND GENERAL MEETING

THEME: MICROBIOLOGY FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND SUSTAINABLE HEALTH

Date:        September 19-23, 2016

Venue:      Princess Alexandria Auditorium (PAA) and Faculty of Biological Sciences UNN Nsukka

For more Information Please DOWNLOAD

UNN-2016_Flyer_Final_1

UNN-2016_Flyer_Final_2

UNN-2016_Poster_Final

Notice of Examination for Trained Typists

An exam is scheduled for all Typists trained in the Staff Conversion Training Programme as follows:

Date:   Tuesday 6 September 2016

Time:  2pm- 4pm

Venue:  UNN Digital Library, Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, UNN

Nature of exam: 2hrs Computer Based Test (CBT)

Note: All concerned should be at the venue by 1pm; Personnel Services will be in attendance. Certificates will be awarded at the end of the exercise.

Signed:

Achuwa F. C.