From CHARLES ONYEKWERE, ENUGU
No fewer than 27,848 graduates of the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, will participate in a eight-year combined convocation.
Rector of the institution, Professor Gozie Ogbodo disclosed this at a pre-convocation press briefing for the 43rd to 50th Consolidated Convocation, as well as art and technological innovation exhibition Monday in Enugu.
Ogbodo said the eight years consolidated convocation, which would hold on Saturday, February 21, at the International Conference Centre, IMT, covered graduates of the institution between 2018 and 2025.
He noted that Governor Peter Mbah, top government officials and other erudite scholars nationwide would grace the event.
The rector said his management team had continued to resolve lingering challenges of the institution and had gone ahead to rebrand it with ‘The New IMT Initiative.’
Ogbodo noted that since November 2024 when he assumed office, he had gotten accreditation and re-accreditation for all the institute’s National Diploma, ND, and Higher National Diploma, HND, programmes within one year.
According to him, “We have also added new viable programmes, which include Diploma in Law; full taxation and cyber security programmes, as well as pursued the ‘one graduate, one practical skill agenda.'”
He said with help of his team and partners, all students record from “the first intake of the institution is currently being digitalised” and at a click of a button, the record of any student would be known.
He said “since assuming office, our administration has prioritised institutional stability, transparency and inclusive governance.
“We have strengthened internal administrative processes, enhanced accountability mechanisms and fostered a culture of teamwork among staff and management.
“We have completed curriculum modernisation to reflect emerging industry needs, as well as strengthening of entrepreneurship and practical-based learning.
“We have concluded arrangements to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Cross River State University to commence a Top-Up Degree Programme, enabling holders of HND to obtain a Bachelor of Science, B.Sc, degree after a one-year academic programme.”
Ogbodo noted that the “institution is now positioned as a hub for innovation and technology-driven development though landmark achievement in this regard is our N12.95 billion strategic partnership with Arone Technology.
“Arone Technology will establish Nigeria’s first world-class technology manufacturing plant.
“This project will produce thousands of solar energy systems, drones and AI servers, as well as generate substantial revenue and create up to 20,000 direct and indirect jobs.”
