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15FOURTHQUARTER2013AreectionbyDeputyVice-ChancellorInternationalisationAdvancementandStudentAairsProinyikoMalulekeFromLagostoSingaporeUJpushesforglobalcollaborationUJSGOALTObecomethePan-Aricanepicentreorcriticalintellectualinquirytookanimportantstepollowingtherecenthigh-levelvisittothreeNigerianuniversitiesinandaroundLagosandIbadanrom21to27September2013.ILAGOSNothingunderscoredtheimportanceothisvisitbyUJmorethantheactthattheUJdelegationwhichcomprisedallnineexecutivedeanstheexecutivedirectororInternationalisationandtwoDeputyVice-ChancellorsProsMalulekeandParekhwasledbynoneotherthantheVice-ChancellorandPrincipalhimselProIhronRensburg.TeNigerianvisitisanoutcomeoearliervisitstoEastandWestAricain2012whereselecteduniversitieswerevisitedinanzaniaSenegalandGhana.Terearegreatopportunitiesomutualbeneftorourcountriesandortheenhancementohighereducationonthecontinentthroughtheorgingopartnershipsthatwillacilitatestapostdoctoralellowsandstudentexchangeaswellascollaborationinresearch.On23SeptembertheUJdelegationvisitedtheUniversityoLagosbyarthemostsoughtaeruniversityinNigeria.Establishedin1962theUniversityoLagoshasanenrolmentoover40000distributedacrosstwelveacultiesacollegeomedicineandadistancelearninginstitute.Teseconduniversityvisitedon24SeptemberwastheprivateCovenantUniversitylocatedinOtaoutsideLagos.AlthoughtheadministrativemodelollowedbythisuniversitybeingprivateisdierentromthatollowedbyUJtheUniversitydelegationthoughtitimportanttogetanideaotheenvironmentinwhichNigerianprivateuniversitiesoperate.TelastuniversityvisitedbytheUJdelegationwastheoldestandoneothemostillustriousoNigerianuniversities-theUniversityoIbadanwherethedelegationwasverywarmlyreceived.RemarkablyIbadanhasahealthy5050splitbetweenundergraduateandpostgraduatestudentsamongstits22000ormalprogrammestudents.TeultimatemainaimortheUJdelegationwastogivesubstancetoitsAricaocusacontinuationoitsearliervisitsin2012andalsotoexploreareasomutualinterestandpossiblecollaboration.othisendUJpresentedtoitshostsitsfvemainareasoresearchocusnamelyawaterandnanotechnologybmegacitiesandsustainabilitycAricanphilosophyandpoliticalthoughtdprocessautomationandartifcialintelligenceaswellaseearthandgeo-sciences.OneachvisitUJsexecutivedeansheldextensivediscussionswiththeircounterpartsandheadsodepartmentsastheyexploredpossibleareasocollaborationandexchange.Althoughthereweremanysynergiesandpossibleareasocollaborationdiscussedbythedeanswiththeircounterpartstheoneareathatseemedtodominatewastheareaoresearchonmegacitiesandsustainability.TismaynotbesurprisingasallthreecitiesJohannesburgLagosandIbadanaceverysimilarchallengesaroundsuchareasashumansettlementtransportandenergy.ISINGAPORETesecondvisitwastoSingaporerom30Septemberto5NovemberwhereProRensburgwastheonlyspeakerromAricaattheimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankingsAcademicSummitheldattheNanyangechnologyUniversitySingapore.IwhatsetsNigeriaapartromitssistercountriesinAricaisthatitisthemostpopulousonthecontinentSingaporedistinguishesherselthroughconsistentlyandsingle-mindedlyocusingandinvestingineducationscienceandtechnologyoveraperiodofvedecades.Teresultsarestrikingandtheyshowinthreetoppublicuniversitieswithworldclassacilitiesandprogrammesrankedamongtheworldstopfyinstitutions.