IHSSD Delegation Visits NOUN Vice-Chancellor; Set to Honor Professor Uduma at 16th Annual Public Lecture

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Humanitarian Studies and Social Development (IHSSD), Professor Francis Origa, has paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Uduma Oji Uduma, commending his systemic contributions to higher education and nation-building.

During the strategic meeting, Professor Origa announced that the IHSSD Governing Council has unanimously resolved to honor the Vice-Chancellor at its upcoming 16th Annual Humanitarian Public Lecture and Induction Ceremony of Trained Professional Humanitarians in Abuja. In addition to receiving this award, Professor Uduma has been invited to serve as the Special Guest of Honour for the event.

Bridging Capacity Gaps Through Strategic PartnershipsProfessor Origa explained that the IHSSD is actively working to eliminate specialized capacity shortages within West Africa's non-profit and humanitarian sectors through targeted research, professional certifications, and training programs.

He highlighted the institute's current multi-agency collaborations, which include joint humanitarian field training frameworks with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and other key government agencies.Building on this foundational success, the Registrar expressed the institute's strong interest in cementing a formal, long-term partnership with NOUN to drive collaborative academic research and community development initiatives.