Education
Engineering Produces Best Graduating Student At RSUST
The Faculty of Engineering has produced the best over all graduating student at the combined 19-23rd convocation ceremony of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt.
In his valedictory speech, Mr. Ukoima Kelvin who was adjudged the best over all graduating student in Electrical Engineering said the institution should employ ways of curbing examination malpractices and other social vices to ensure that the products of the school hold their heads high.
Mr Kelvin therefore, called on the university authority to engage more qualified teaching and non-teaching staff if the university is to meet its 21st century standards.
He advised graduands to go to the society with the philosophy of the institution by exhibiting excellence and creativity in their future endeavours, while urging the government to consistently give bursary and scholarship awards to indigent students.
According to him, “As graduates, we must learn to take responsibilities for our actions in the society.” As this chapter of our lives comes to a close, we have learnt something from the past and we will have a say in how the world would be in the future.
He thanked the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Barineme Fakae, for his initiatives in the university while acknowledging his lecturers for their guidance and support.
“Is a rare privilege I would never forget. The journey through life is the one no nobody goes through alone.
“Whatever people may have accomplished, those accomplishments were achieved only through the combination of their own personal drive and motivation, then the love and support given to them from the people around them,” he said.
Speaking to The Tide, Mr Kelvin said he is grateful to God Almighty who has kept him till date, while thanking his parents for their financial and moral support.
“I must acknowledge all those who are instrumental to bringing me to where I am today,” he said.
Eunice Choko-Kayode
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
