Convert Universities To Polytechnics – KADPOLY Rector Tells FG
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At a time that the Federal Government is converting
polytechnics into universities, Rector of Kaduna Polytechnic (KADPOLY), Kaduna State,
Prof. Idris Bugaje, thinks differently.
The Federal Government recently approved
the scrapping of the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by the nation’s
polytechnics, as well as, the scrapping of all programmes currently being run
by the polytechnics, which are not technology-based.
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| KADPOLY Rector |
But Bugaje, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna
State, wants the government to follow the example recently showed by China.
He said: “China three months ago converted
160 universities to polytechnics so that they will provide the middle-level
manpower to move the Chinese economy forward.
But at the moment we have more universities
than polytechnics, so we are doing it in the reverse order in this country.
“For every single university, there should
be nothing less than five polytechnics so that we can support the engineers.
An engineer is trained to do design, but
who implements the design and brings it into reality?
Who does the fabrication, commission and
installation of every plant?
Is it not the technologists? So, we need
more technologist than engineers.
I am not against the move, but I would like
Kaduna Polytechnic to maintain this tradition of awarding national diploma and
HND.
Those who want to go degrees in engineering
or technology can do that and at the end, meet together and do their Master’s
of Technology even up to doctorate.
I think that will be the best approach for
this country to adopt.”
Bugaje, who said he does not want to go
against the tide since the government is bent on converting the Kaduna
Polytechnic into university, stressed that converting universities to
polytechnics would bring about a good number of practical oriented personnel to
solve national developmental issues that are on ground.
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