IWUANYANWU LAYS FOUNDATION FOR UNICAL’S FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

The Pro Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of University of Calabar, Chief Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has laid the foundation for the Faculty of Engineering of the University. The foundation laying event which featured the presence of other members of the University Governing Council held at the proposed site of the Faculty of Engineering.

During his brief remark, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Epoke welcomed Chief Iwuanyanwu and expressed happiness that the New Faculty which has been on the drawing board for a while has eventually taken its first step. He said: “we are happy to have our Pro Chancellor, who is also an Engineer, present to kick start this process and lay a foundation for this historic project.

While laying the foundation, Chief Iwuanyanwu recalled that Calabar is a town that has occupied a special place in Nigeria. “I see Calabar as a place where young men and women can stay out of the hustle of big cities like Lagos and Port Harcourt and also acquire knowledge. I feel happy to perform this task today. I am sure that this Faculty will produce men and women that will rule this country. We are establishing a Faculty that will have international recognition. We are going to empower this Faculty with structures that will house every field of Engineering.

The New Faculty of Engendering is sited at the Unical Ring Road, close to the Faculty of Law building. While briefing newsmen about the development, the Public Relations Officer of Unical, Mr. Eyo Effiong Bassey noted that the New Faculty is an initiative of the Unical Governing Council. “The council is decisive in ensuring that Unical is been developed every day. The faculty is a new invention and it will soon start operation. We are happy for the Pro Chancellor who is the head of the Council and the Vice Chancellor who is working tirelessly to make sure that a project of this magnitude is been established.

Campuslight gathered that the New Faculty is made up of five departments: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Petrochemical Engineering.

The Dean of Students, Prof. Eyong Ubana Eyong, who is also a member of the Governing Council informed our correspondent that “the Faculty will start with the Department of Civil Engineering after which others will follow. We shall equally include other departments added to the ones already proposed. We are hopeful that God is on our side and we will not give up until we achieve our aim”, he concluded.