Elombah Daniel:
Your reference to "UCL, London" below, giving example of one of the courses refers. It justifies to me why precisely one of the FIRST things that I have been spending my time on is developing the wish-list for the FIRST dispensation of affairs for the Federal University Otuoke, in terms first of their educational programs, and then of their websites . In doing so, I have identified 55 cohort universities around the world - 23 in the US, 15 in Nigeria, 17 others spread around Canada, the UK, the Caribbean and the rest of Africa. Then for any website developer, I have been specifying what I like or do not like about their websites, including color combinations, font sizes, transitions and content. Improvements can come later, but there are things that we want people to start to access about the unfolding university right away, and the website will be the best place to do so. Incidentally, these same universities are what I have chosen to study their programmes as guide and examplars wherever Otuoke has an educational programs in common with them. I have called these universities "Otuoke Cohort 50" , even though they are more than 50.
We don't have to re-invent the wheel for everything that we do; we can use best global practice and adapt to our local needs.And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
--On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 6:48 PM, elombah daniel <elsdaniel@yahoo.com> wrote:
'Governance' as a University subject, as distinct from 'Good Governance':From UCL, London-Global Governance and Ethics have great relevance for policy makers. For example, the economic, social and political benefits of good governance, and the need for codes of ethics for politicians and business, have been high on the agenda of organisations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organisation and the UN as well as many multinational corporations. This MSc programme combines normative and empirical approaches to international justice, organisations and processes, and applies them to the analysis of global political institutions and policies.ObjectivesBy the end of the programme students will: Be aware of the variety of ethical issues raised by the structures of global rule, and the effects of globalisation, and normative questions of accountability and responsibility in international affairs.Be equipped with the theoretical tools and empirical evidence necessary for an in-depth understanding of normative theories of international justice, democracy and public ethics, on the one hand, and of empirical theories and studies of globalisation, governance and international policy-making, on the other.Possess the skills essential for the analytical study of politics and for the development of a normative assessment of the main issues currently facing the design of global institutions and policy making at the international level.Environmental GovernanceRegulations designed to protect the environment are enormously complex, come in a variety of institutional forms and have a significant impact on environmental outcomes. While the strictest form of government regulation, known as command-and-control, has received some bad press, it is still endemic throughout the United States, whereas more flexible systems of regulation exist in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. Policy instruments championed by economists, such as carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems are also being implemented and have their own impacts on existing regulatory structures. Finally, many firms are taking it upon themselves to implement green production processes, but here too, the effects of voluntary regulation depend largely on how such programs are designed and implemented. In this sub-group, we seek to determine how these different arrangements of environmental governance affect the environment itself.Corporate Governance, from ICSAWhat is corporate governance?Corporate governance refers to the way in which companies are governed and to what purpose. It is concerned with practices and procedures for trying to ensure that a company is run in such a way that it achieves its objectives. This could be to maximise the wealth of its owners (the shareholders), subject to various guidelines and constraints and with regard to the other groups with an interest in what the company does. Guidelines and constraints include behaving in an ethical way and in compliance with laws and regulations. From a shareholder's perspective, corporate governance can be defined as a process for monitoring and control to ensure that management runs the company in the interests of the shareholders.Other groups with an interest in how the company acts include employees, customers and the general public.There are other aspects of governance, a very wide field, virgin field in Nigeria.Daniel ElombahPublisher: www. Elombah.com(A Nigerian Perspective on World Affairs)"Africa's "briefcase bandits" run full-fledged criminal enterprises. Sani Abacha of Nigeria amassed $5 billion, and the Swiss Supreme Court in 2005 declared the Abacha family a "criminal enterprise". Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan has stashed away $7 billion while Hosni Mubarak is reputed to have piled a fortune of $40 billion. In comparison The net worth of 43 U.S. presidents from Washington to Obama amounts to $2.5 billion". - George Ayittey
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The issue is not just "governance" but "good governance". There is governance in the country yet official acts of corruption are everywhere. There is a stark difference between "governance" and "good governance". Nigerians, especially, in the higher echelons of the bureaucracy need to be educated in the concept of "good governance" and what that entails or demands.
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Prof,I agree with Joe intoto wrong or right.
In addition,please forget about Peace,Governance etc and intoduc Degrees in Technology and Innovation Manangement,Engineering (Manufacturing Processes)Management,Aerospace especially Satellite.Let us have History and Phillosphy of African Ik, SET and Innovation.Be 100% SET and related Subject University.
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Subject: Re: NigerianID | STAR INFORMATION: On JAMB Applications for University Courses for UTME 2011 - Re The Nine New Federal Universities in Nigeria
Joe:
I will tarry a little with you and let you go your merry way.
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:35 PM, topcrest topcrest <topcrestt@yahoo.com> wrote:
Prof
Take a deep breath.
Huuun...I have .
The world we have today was built by people who looked at things as they were and asked "why is it not different"!
True....but there have been many cockamamie ideas too that have need to be tossed aside. Yours is one of them.
A university determines? Who is the university? The Governing council? Men and women who graduated in the '60s and have probably never visited Otuoke before their appointment? The VC? An Ekiti man who has lived abroad for what-- 30 years?
The proprietors for one determine a general direction; then they put certain people in the helm of affairs to fine tune that general direction.
This Ekiti man may have lived abroad for 30+ years, but he has NOT been alien to Nigeria all of that time. In fact, the standard joke by many of my friends and family members when they call me in the US from Nigeria is "Bolaji, what is happening in Nigeria?" because many times, it is who break Nigerian news to them! :-)
That something has ALWAYS been done in one way does NOT mean it will (or should) always be done in that way. Much progress comes from contrarian thinkers.
Yes, but not cockamamie thinkers...
The university should provide the services that that the public demands NOT the services generated at the FME Abuja.
Tunnel-vision free market thinking misapplied...
BTW I will not be surprised if as part of its 30% humanities quota Otuoke ends up offering Islamic studies because "The University" has determined that it must have "religious balance" since it is a federal university.
There will be no Islamic studies at Otuoke, even though ONE applicant chose it!
Joe
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Subject: Re: NigerianID | STAR INFORMATION: On JAMB Applications for University Courses for UTME 2011 - Re The Nine New Federal Universities in Nigeria
Joe Attueyi:
Lord have mercy! Which kin' tin be dis?
You are taking your free market principles to ridiculous extents, into the arena of higher education...when did students ever determine a university's focus?
Rather, a university determines what it focuses on based on certain criteria - which determines in particular the lecturers that it recruits, the research that it does, etc. - and students then come to it based on its reputation, following which it can adjust depending on the general cadre of students that it gets.
For example, on what basis do students choose to do computer science in Otuoke? On what basis does it decide not to want to study French at Dutse?
Please don't take your free market principles to more ridiculous extents.
For your information, we are hoping to have Otuoke more science based than humanities based - 70/30 enrollment in favor of science/engineering/technology. and even more engineering/technology based than pure science - something like 60/40. So if the initial enrollment is 200, then about 60 will be humanities, 140 will be SET. Of the SET, about 60 will be Science and 80 will be E/T.
In research, we are hoping to focus on energy and environmental studies research, on marine and wetland studies, and on peace, governance and development matters.
And there you have it. If we build it, they will come! :-) We won;t have students decide to do pottery and Yoruba Studies in Otuoke, and then open all our doors to them because of Joe's jejune free-market tunnel vision.
Mba nu!
Bolaji Aluko
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"Please note that for expediency sake, these courses were entered on the JAMB website for the new universities even before each decided on exactly what courses to offer, which eventually will depend on the university and its regional focus..."
Prof
There is nothing like the market as a neutral determinant of services required. The courses to be offered should NOT be determined by "the university and its regional focus.".
NOBODY wants to study French in Dutse and many want to study computer science in Otuoke. Though many want to study political science at Otuoke few want to study statistics. These are the parameters that should drive the university's focus--not some civil- servant-produced-focus
Joe
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SUMMARY INFORMATION ON JAMB APPLICATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY COURSES FOR UTME 2011
– THE NINE NEW FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA
(Dutse, Dutsin-Ma, Ekiti, Kashere, Lafia, Lokoja, Ndufu-Alike, Otuoke & Wukari)
(Source: Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB)
Dear Compatriots:
Below are the numbers of those who chose these nine universities as FIRST CHOICE in 2011 - just above 18,000 applicants. Another 10,000 students or so chose them as SECOND CHOICE. Please note that for expediency sake, these courses were entered on the JAMB website for the new universities even before each decided on exactly what courses to offer, which eventually will depend on the university and its regional focus.
The performance of these students relative to the cut-off marks for the various courses remains to be evaluated in detail - in late July.
In the first year of admission, the nine universities may have space for no more than 2000 students to start with from their various take-off sites, but that number will increase rapidly in subsequent years as they move to more permanent sites.
In the time being, do be on the look-out for official adverts for academic and non-academic staff positions in the various universities.
Stay tuned.
Bolaji Aluko
VC, Federal University Otuoke
To request more info on FUO: please write to info@fuotuoke.edu.ng
S/N
COURSE
DUTSE
DUTSIN-MA
EKITI
KASHERE
LAFIA
LOKOJA
NDUFU
OTUOKE
WUKARI
TOTAL
(BY COURSE)
1
ACCOUNTING
112
54
63
147
917
358
625
1438
286
4000
2
BIOCHEMISTRY
65
18
17
34
417
109
244
207
35
1146
3
BIOLOGY
71
29
0
29
77
9
31
53
16
315
4
BOTANY
1
0
1
6
16
2
5
13
3
47
5
CHEMISTRY
12
11
1
6
54
13
16
32
4
149
6
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE/STUDIES
1
0
1
4
27
2
16
27
1
79
7
COMPUTER SCIENCE
64
66
29
85
419
241
256
457
69
1686
8
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
39
12
3
25
214
33
190
434
42
992
9
FINE ART
2
1
0
2
22
9
4
39
3
82
10
FRENCH
0
0
0
0
8
0
3
3
2
16
11
GEOGRAPHY
65
37
1
29
233
23
13
47
29
477
12
HISTORY
10
8
0
0
26
4
18
16
3
85
13
ISLAMIC STUDIES
55
17
0
18
103
7
0
1
7
208
14
LINGUISTICS
3
3
4
1
47
5
45
97
12
217
15
MATHEMATICS
7
7
1
3
41
13
18
40
5
135
16
MICROBIOLOGY
96
30
7
55
852
106
266
209
47
1668
17
NIGERIAN LANGUAGES
9
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
15
18
PHILOSOPHY
3
1
2
1
71
12
48
88
20
246
19
PHYSICS
1
15
2
4
143
15
21
35
3
239
20
POLITICAL SCIENCE
125
57
25
150
1180
385
763
1162
243
4090
21
SOCIOLOGY
48
20
12
109
717
143
327
698
144
2218
22
STATISTICS
5
2
2
7
40
14
17
24
7
118
23
ZOOLOGY
1
2
0
1
36
2
4
23
4
73
TOTAL
(BY UNIVERSITY)
795
394
171
717
5660
1505
2930
5144
985
18301
Prepared in present form by Bolaji Aluko (June 22, 2011)
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