By Edem Archibong, Calabar
The University of Calabar in Cross River State has set a new target of partnership with United States of America-based University known as Clark Atlanta on how to create and develop Artificial intelligence and in the area of Entrepreneurship to help on discovering rare earth minerals exploration.
This revelation was made in Calabar by Professor Offiong Effanga Offiong, the Vice Chancellor of the second Nigeria generation Institution of learning as he received the American University delegation into his office.
Vice-chancellor
University of Calabar.
Professor Offiong, who was represented by his Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Research, Linkages and Collaboration, Professor Anthony Eneji commended the American Clark Atlanta University for the choice of University of Calabar, Nigeria for the proposed collaboration.
He explained that the University of Calabar is noted with strong track record of collaboration with others Universities both within and outside Nigeria because of their degree of openness to mutually beneficial partnerships.
To realize their request, Professor Eneji urge the delegation to submit a formal letter of intent to the University to enable the Management of Unical to constitutes a team of experts to examine the proposal and also develop a workable framework for the partnership.
They were also assured that the collaboration would afford both institutions the opportunity to leverage their technical expertise and Consultancy Services which could be extended to companies and organisations in Nigeria.
In expressing the Institution’s readiness to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide in the partnership deal, Professor Eneji emphazies that this is very important especially as it would concern financial fundings.
Speaking earlier, Professor Henry Whitlow, the leader of Clark Atlanta University from America declears that they were seeking for Collaboration with the University of Calabar through SoundMind Buildup in Nigeria with the local implementing partners for entrepreneurship and AI training.
The American experts explained that their focus of collaboration is for the training of youths who are on entrepreneurship and Artificial intelligence (AI) to equip them with skills to enable business establishment and jobs creation through the teaching of AI entrepreneurship to enhance Data Collection, Data Analysis and other processes.
He also disclosed that the program is sponsored by the United States Department of State through the International Research And Exchanges Board (IREX), and that UNICAL is among the four Universities in Nigeria selected for the Collaboration because they have also identified rare earth minerals – Covering discovery, exploration and commercialisation is another potential areas that the Unical have the capacity such as Geology, Engineering and other related fields.
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