ACW-UA PRESS : UNIABUJA partners with Chinese companies to introduce Railway Program.

ACW-UA PRESS REPORTS. 

The University of Abuja said on Tuesday, 12th of November, 2019 that it had received approval to begin new faculties in the institution , which are the Faculty of Education and Faculty of Environmental Sciences .
The university noted that it had also entered into an agreement with a Chinese company to begin a programme in Railway Engineering .
The UNIABUJA Vice- Chancellor , Prof Abdul - Rasheed Na ’Allah , stated these during a press conference with journalists, noting that the new faculties and programme are to make the students of the institution “globally competitive.”
The VC said , “We must compete as a country and explore the advantages of the 21 st century . We are introducing foreign languages and making them compulsory to at least pass a foreign language . The senate will very soon approve of this requirement that you cannot graduate from the institution if you have not passed one foreign language .
“Part of the reasons why some foods are expensive is because of the cost of transportation . So , the rail system is one that ensures availability of goods across the country . We are going to begin a programme on Railway Technology , not the colonial locomotive railway . We are partnering with a Chinese company. We are going to work with the National Universities Commission in the design of the syllabus .
“The Information and Communication Technology is at the centre of this Railway Engineering . The Public -Private Partnership unit is working on some applications and in a month or so , construction may start on our campus .”
The VC added that the university would embark on an admission campaign to states that had a few numbers of students in the institution to ensure that every part of the country is fully represented in the school .