The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Charles Esimone on Thursday, 4th June 2020 celebrated his one-year anniversary as the VC of prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. It was a time of reflection and before we begin to blow his trumpet and his numerous achievements, let’s take a peep at his blazing profile.
His Profile
He was born Charles Okechukwu Esimone, in far away Tiko, Cameroon. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College Sasse, Cameroon, and went on to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to obtain B. Pharm, M. Pharm, and Ph.D. He started out early as a lecturer and he became a professor at the young age of 37.
Prof. Charles Esimone is not your average VC, He has got some uncanny skills that distinguish him from the others. Apart from being a very noble man because of his strong religious background, he is multilingual and speaks Igbo, English, French, and German fluently. Prof came with the magic wand, changing every section of the school, a step at a time.
In the area of changing the section of the school, Prof. came on board with a massive goal tagged #Project200. The goal is to make the prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka becomes among the top 200 universities in the world. What this means is that UNIZIk will rub shoulders with Ivy League schools and great schools in the world, a feat no Nigerian university has ever come close to it. Prof. Esimone is leaving no stone unturned as he dreams big to make sure UNIZIK as it is fondly called makes up Project 200 before he passes the baton to another.
UNIZIK VC, Prof. Charles Esimone Marks One Year In Office
He was very vocal about his #Project200 as he took out time to explain every one of them in their last magazine release, some of these vision include- the top 200 Universities treat their students as KINGS and the other one written in block letters which is ANY FORM OF HARASSMENT, SEX FOR MARK, MONEY FOR MARK OR ANY TYPE OF INDUCEMENT MUST STOP. The later which is written block letters is very essential these days, citing the too many sex for marks cases that were all over the internet and money for mark which is becoming a norm in the Nigerian educational atmosphere.
According to Franklin Onwubiko, a staff of Unizik, he shared the below:
“ Since assuming office, Professor Esimone embraced ICT and the digitization of most processes in the University. This includes switching from manual attendance to digital attendance by members of staff through a biometric clock-in system. The digitization of transcripts is almost complete.
The last Students Union election which was transparent and rancor-free was conducted through e-election. The installation of CCTV Cameras in all the classrooms and strategic places in the University campuses are ongoing and geared towards enhancing security generally and curbing examination malpractices during examinations.
The Professor Esimone led administration has done well in the areas of infrastructural development and these include Modernization of the Council Chamber to world-class Standard, Creation of a modernized Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Room, Supply of Laboratory Equipment and Furniture to the faculties of Biosciences; Physical Sciences; Pharmaceutical Sciences; and Health Sciences and Technology, remodeling of students’ hostels as self-contained rooms.”
Esimone who is a visionary leader has promised to fulfill these during his five year tenure and also place UNIZIK on the map of both African and international educational system.
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