Over 2,000 students of Benue State University, BSU, have benefited from various scholarship schemes of the institution. Outgoing Vice-Chan...
Over
2,000 students of Benue State University, BSU, have benefited from various
scholarship schemes of the institution. Outgoing Vice-Chancellor of BSU, Prof.
Moses Kembe who made this known yesterday in a valedictory press conference in
Makurdi said the scholarship scheme which was part of the success story of his
tenure had helped to promote academic excellence in the institution. According
to Prof. Kembe, on taking over the leadership of the institution in 2015, his
administration introduced “different categories of scholarships besides the
already existing ones sponsored by the Federal and State Governments,
Individuals, and Corporate Organisations.
“Over 2,000 students have already benefited from the above-mentioned
scholarship schemes,” he said. While lamenting the setback universities
suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prof. Kembe stressed that his
tenure as the 5th Vice-Chancellor had been eventful and filled with various
accomplishments. He said “my tenure witnessed the expansion of the university’s
carrying capacity from 4,655 to 7,134 students. We also developed and
strengthened our undergraduate training programme which was 51 at the time I
took over, to over 60 today. We also reviewed our postgraduate programmes.”
“Our Staff strength has been increased by 35 percent. From a strength of 522
when I assumed office we now have a staff strength of close to 700. The
teacher/student ratio stood at 1 to 46 at the time I took over but now it is 1
to 37 which is in line with the provisions of the National Universities
Commission, NUC.” Prof. Kembe who reeled out several of his other achievements
in the last five years including the construction of a 288-bed space hostel as
well as infrastructural and ICT developments identified funding as a major
challenge of the university.
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