The Vice Chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, on Thursday, announced that a total of 9,494 graduands comprising 6,949 first degree and 2,525 higher degree graduands have been found worthy of receiving the university’s seal of authority during its 20th convocation scheduled for November 23, 2024.
He equally announced that 199 of the first degree graduands made first class honours, stating that 2,060 others made Second Class upper division, while 4,456 made Second Class lower division.
He made the disclosure during a press briefing as part of the activities marking the 20th convocation ceremony of the University at its permanent site in Agbani, Enugu State, during which he also announced that 56 graduands made Third Class honours.
He further said that the University produced 178 classified pass for Medicine and Surgery and Pharmacy graduands.
He said the University would equally award 1,413 postgraduate diplomas, 790 Masters’ degrees and 322 Ph.Ds.
While talking about honorary awardees, he disclosed that the Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Peter Mbah, and a global investor, Mr. Bernd Bergmair, would be bestowed with Honorary Doctoral Degrees (Honoris Causa) in Business Administration following their remarkable achievements in the society.
He further added that the Governing Council, the Senate, staff and students of the University appreciate the award recipients for their leadership ingenuity and contributions to societal development.
While talking about staff welfare, he said that the qualified staff of the University are promoted timely, stating that the University had equally leveraged on TETFund interventions to sponsor staff to local and international conferences.
On academic front, he said that the University had gotten 97% accreditation for all programmes being run in the University. He appreciated the support of Governor of Enugu State, Barr. Peter Mbah on the successful accreditation of academic programmes by the National Universities Commission, NUC.
“Permit me ladies and gentlemen to seize this medium to appreciate and thank His Excellency, Barr. Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, for providing all critical equipment worth over N200, 000,000 for NUC accreditation and resource verification of Radiography, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health and Biomedical Engineering Departments. Indeed, ESUT ranks among top universities in Nigeria with modern and digital equipment to compete with other universities abroad,” he said.
He also stated that the overall best graduating student, Osita Tracy Ezine, of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences made CGPA of 4.88.
He equally said that the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, would deliver the convocation lecture on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at His Excellency, Barr. Dr. Ndubuisi Mbah’s Multipurpose Auditorium in Agbani Enugu State.
