Success
Damian:
In its
consistent push to deepen competence and further bridge the gap between the
industry and education sector, Schneider Electric Nigeria has commissioned an
ultra-modern learning centre at the Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan.
The lack of
collaboration between Nigerian universities research centres and industries has
been described by industry watchers as the bane of development and affecting
economic growth in the country, hence the promising partnership to empower
youths to become the skilled workforce needed to solve Nigeria’s power
challenges.
Speaking at
the commissioning, the General Manager Schneider Electric, Anglo-Phone West Africa,
Mr. Balaji Lenka said Schneider in Nigeria aims to bridge the gap between
technical education and current industry requirements; as well as to empower
youths to gain up-to-date skills to build the competent workforce to solve
Nigeria’s power challenges.
According to
Lenka “The origin of the project was to empower young Nigerians by bridging the
gap between the industry and academia.
“We do this
by bringing modern equipment into the university and of course, we train the trainers
to use them and also training the students as well,” he said.
Further he
said, the University of Ibadan was chosen because of what he described as being
proactive in driving collaborations by reserving a space exclusively for Schneider
Electric laboratory.
While
expressing gratitude and excitement at this gesture, the Vice Chancellor of the
University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Oluyinka said the partnership is geared
towards building capacity for UI students to leverage on the expertise and
opportunities provided by Schneider Electric, a major global player in Power,
Automation and Software.
The laboratory
named Schneider Electric Learning Centre was commissioned by the Vice Chancellor
Professor, with the Dean of the Faculty of Technology, Professor Kolawole
Ogedengbe and the Schneider Electric team in attendance.
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