BELLSTECH: Building capacity through technology education
The advancement in science and technology education across the globe has no doubt thrown up a lot of opportunities for forward looking economies to grow their human capital.
Education today has assumed an entirely new frontier and approach, such that specialise institution are now at the fore front in science and technology feats.
While traditional tertiary institutions in the country may claim to be jack of all trades in terms of courses offered, it is however important to note that building capacity in science and technology represents the driving force in the 21st century and such needs to be catered for.
It is therefore not surprising that in realising the huge gain of building human capacity in specialise fields of science and technology to grow the huge potential that Nigeria possesses, the Federal government issued operating licenses to some universities to further provide training in the field of science and technology.
One of such leading Institutions is Bells University of Technology, Nigeria’s foremost private University of Technology. Since inception about a decade ago, the University has dedicated itself to delivering value in every way, for national development and international cooperation and understanding.
Through its various programmes, the university has created new ways of thinking and achieving result thereby making it stand out from competitors and the more ‘traditional universities’, thus, creating an inspiring place to study and undertake research.
In pursuit of its aims of preparing leaders for the future, the institutions takes a holistic approach to the development of the student, ensuring that they receive qualitative education that goes beyond the classroom curriculum. Students are expose many opportunities to develop leadership skills, through participation in the different clubs and societies on campus, as well as engaging in various’ University committees and student governance within the auspices of the Bells University Students’ Association.
Isaac Adeyemi, vice chancellor, Bells University of Technology observes that the role of the university in capacity building in any country must be given enough attention. He stressed that it is common place that in building the knowledge base for a sustainable economic, political, social and human development, universities do play a central role.
This he disclosed form the bedrock of the kind of approach to learning that Bells University of technology offers. According to him, “ In less than ten years since being founded, we’ve become one of the Nigeria’s best private Universities, consistently at the top of the Nigerian Private University League, and we’re steadily making progress to rank among the few best providers of quality science and technology education as well as cutting edge research outputs, at the international front”.
He further pointed out that the major drift of Bells University of Technology is the academic enterprise. “The best students and faculty are drawn to the University by the allure of being part of a compelling intellectual and creative enterprise a community of scholars characterised by collaboration, innovation, and qualitative training in our various fields of expertise”. He said.
For an institution whose academic expertise spans through six colleges with more than 15 academic departments, offering diverse competitive degree programmes within the 21st century global context that is further strengthened through her science and technology core by the core guiding principle of academic interconnectedness.
Bellstech encourages collaboration between departments and colleges, operating under the thinking that barriers between disciplines must not be barriers to learning. This collaboration continues to develop and uphold rigorous norms and standards while taking new pathways to connect traditional fields in non-traditional ways.
To further stimulate an academic climate fostered by diversity, the institution attracts students from diverse African cultures and societies and from every economic echelon all in pursues of distinct intellectual experiences.
The university backed by seasoned Faculty members that are global scholars, researchers, fellows and members of various professional bodies, support the diversity the University stands for.
With such united focus to academic enterprise, the entire University community pursues the academics of the future, securing Bellstech’s place at the global front.
“Bells University of Technology is especially proud of its nationally and regionally acclaimed academic record. We are distinct from other tertiary institutions in that Bellstech is home to a breed of well seasoned academics, which have left landmarks in the sands of time in Nigeria, Africa and beyond. Hence our students are trained by outstanding academic leaders in their various fields. The vice chancellor added.
KELECHI EWUZIE