Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has began the process of rebranding her Institute for Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, IPCDS.
Other ESUT institutes which would be rebranded include Institute for Continuing Studies, ICS, and Institute of Education.
While receiving the report of the committee which was set up to review the programme framework of IPCDS and other related institutes in the University, the Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, called for the review of the programmes of the institutes to make them relevant in the contemporary academic society.
Professor Okolie who said that the institutes needed to be put in place to shore up the shrinking resources accruing to the University, commended the committee for a thorough assignment, which he said was accomplished within the timeframe given to the members.
While presenting the report to the University Management, the chairman of the committee, Professor Charles Chime, highlighted the findings of the committee and recommended that a Board be constituted to run the IPCDS.
The committee equally recommended introduction of more attractive programmes to compete favourably with similar institutes among other recommendations.
Other members of the committee include: Professors Chike Anibeze; Emmanuel Ogu; Okey Oji; Nicholas Attama; and the secretary of the committee, Dennis Uzoigwe.
