Vice-Chancellors’ wives to go on trip to Turkey as ASUU strike continues
The wives of Vice-Chancellors (VC) of Nigerian public universities are set to travel to Istanbul, Turkey for a five-day conference amid the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.
According to a letter by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, the programme is scheduled to hold from 18 to 23 July 2022, in Istanbul.
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The letter which was dated May 5, 2022, was signed by the Committee’s Secretary-General, Yakubu Ochefu, Punch reports.
Ochefu noted that each of the VCs’ wives would pay a sum of N1.5 million as a course form to attend the programme.
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The letter addressed to vice-chancellors was titled, ‘Invitation to the Istanbul 5-Day Leadership & Management Masterclass, Fellowship Induction for Spouses of Vice-Chancellors, Women in Academics and Higher Education Leadership’.
It partly read, “We understand the vital role spouses play in supporting Vice-Chancellors as they execute their day- to day administration of universities. It is therefore imperative, that capacity building exercises be put in place for the Women in Academics and spouses of Vice-Chancellors in Nigerian Universities.
“In this regard, the Committee’s Secretariat, In Partnership with Win Institute for Gender Studies, Nigeria in collaboration with her Turkey-based learning partner, Istanbul Egitimler, have put together a 5-day Leadership & Management Masterclass, and Fellowship Induction for spouses of Vice-Chancellors, women academics and higher education leadership in Africa.”
Similarly, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities Spouses is set to hold a two-day conference at the Tayo Aderinokun Memorial Hall at the University of Lagos.
The conference slated for May 9, 2022, has UNILAG VC, Prof O.T. Ogundipe, and his wife as hosts while former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria, Dr Ibukun Awosika, is pencilled as one of the speakers.
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