UNICAL Gets New Academic Planner

By UBONG EDET

A new Director has being appointed for the Academic Planning Unit of the University of Calabar. He is Dr. Donald Enu.

Dr. Donald Enu took over the mantle upon the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Egaga Patrick who served the Academic Planning Unit of the University from 2013 to 2016.

Dr. Egaga, Patrick in his valedictory speech noted that the University academic planning unit under his saddle as the director has recorded many laudable achievements even in the face of challenges.

Among these achievements were : increase in admission quota from 4407 to 6123, introduction of new departments from the initial 67 departments to 103 departments, introduction of Anti-Corruption 1 & 2 under GSS making UNICAL the first in Nigeria to offer anti-corruption course, successful accreditation of ninety eight programmes across 10 faculties and Affiliate Institutions involving 15 post graduate programmes in administration discipline which earned full accreditation status, 47 undergraduate programmes across the 10 faculties, 33 programmes at affiliate institutions, 3 new programmes for Resource Verification.

Others includes: a total of 187 staff were sponsored for local and international conferences, 23 academic staff were funded for higher degrees/training and 8 for Needs Assessment/Bench work, creation of additional faculties, faculties of Biological Sciences and Oceanography, creation of 17 new departments and 18 academic programmes across faculties.

On his part, the Newly Appointed Director, Dr. Donald Enu, expressed appreciation to Vice Chancellor Prof. Zana Akpagu for giving the opportunity to serve in such an exalted office and promise to work according to the dictates of the office and never to renege in his promises.