ATBU Trains 150 Lecturers In Academic Research Capacity

 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi has conducted a training program for 150 of its staff as a significant move to enhance research capacity of the staffs. 

This initiative is part of the university’s commitment to equip its academic staff with the necessary knowledge, acquaint them with opportunities for research funding, and prepare them to overcome potential challenges in their academic careers.

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The Director of Research and Development of ATBU Bauchi, Professor Fatima Sawa, revealed that “The 150 young academics were carefully selected for the workshop training to cope with the current reality as the world has now turned into a global village. The training will serve as a life changer to the young academics, and you should use the knowledge gained to improve yourselves and the university at large.”

The two-day training program was organized by the Directorate of Research Innovation and Development of the university.

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Speaking at the event, the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Sani Usman Kunya, described the workshop as another milestone for the university. He urged the participants “to make judicious use of what they learn especially at this challenging time.”

He further added, “The participants must be informed that the university is not a place to gather riches but to sacrifice and contribute your quota in terms of research for the development of the country.” Kunya emphasized that “The two days of intensive training were not about deliberations only, but gaining knowledge and using it to come up with models of training other students to change the current narrative.”