Kaduna State University

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Dear Colleagues,

The Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology wishes to invite you to her maiden seminar presentation billed to take place as follows:

Topic: Addressing the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis Through One Health Solutions for Livestock Production: slaughterhouses in developing countries

Presenter: Dr. James Igwe

Date: 13/09/2023
Time: 10 am
Venue: Faculty Board Room

Announcer: Seminar Coordinator, DPM&B

KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY UPDATE:

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK) INTERNATIONAL WRITING WORKSHOP

THEME: Amplifying Women’s Voices in Hausa Cultural Studies: Writing and Publishing Workshop for Early Career Women Academics from West Africa is about to commence in Abuja – Nigeria from today 7th to 12th August 2023.

The workshop is a joint partnership between the SOAS, University of London, Kaduna State University, Nigeria and the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival, (HIBAF), Kaduna- Nigeria, with funding support from the British Academy, UK.

This workshop seeks to amplify the voices of West African early-career academic women working in the field of Hausa Cultural studies and related fields.

During the four-day workshop participants will work on developing their writing, revising for publication, building their research profile, and strengthening their networks. They will also have the opportunity to interact with experts from high-impact journals across the globe.

During the workshop, the participants will receive feedback from experienced academics and will be paired with mentors for peer review and one-on-one feedback.

The 4-day on-site workshop will consist of a hybrid of virtual and on-site events. Editors and publishers from international high-impact journals publishing in African literature and cultural studies will provide virtual as well as on-site expert advice.

Participants will interact with academic experts in the field and editors of reputable international journals to learn about writing articles; publication procedures; identifying appropriate journals; research methods; reviews; adapting conference papers and thesis chapters into journal articles; and writing successful grant applications.

After the physical workshop, participants will engage in a six-month mentorship to revise their articles and ready them for submission to journals. The aim is to publish the revised papers as a special issue in a relevant international academic journal.

The conveners of the workshop are Professor Ibrahim Malumfashi, Kaduna State University, Kaduna-Nigeria, Dr Carmen McCain, SOAS, University of London, UK and Sada Malumfashi, Open Arts Development Foundation, Kaduna, Nigeria.

During these four days, the organisers will be supported by a team of academic facilitators and editors who will serve as workshop mentors that include; Dr Aisha Bawa of Usmanu Ɗanfodiyo University, Sokoto, Professor Saheed Aderinto, Florida International University, US, Professor Abdallah Uba Adamu, Bayero University, Kano-Nigeria, Dr Carli Coetzee, Editor, Journal of African Cultural Studies, United Kingdom, Professor Remi Raji, Co-Editor, Matatu Journal of African Culture and Society, Germany, Janet Remmington, Global Portfolio Director, Routledge Taylor & Francis UK, Professor Madu Krishna, and Dr Dima Chami, from University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

The workshop is predicated on the understanding that over the past forty years, there have been thousands of novels written in Hausa, many of them by women, and hundreds of films based on these novels or with women’s input as screenwriters or producers. However, of the scholarly discussion of these novels or films that have made it into larger conversations about African literature and film, the most well-known and well-cited scholarship has largely been published by men and international scholars, rather than by women closest to these experiences.
Indeed such research is valuable but incomplete, and these imbalances are echoed in other fields of cultural studies research in Northern Nigeria and Niger. This imbalance comes largely from the inequitable structuring of both international and local university education.

Consequently, this workshop seeks to amplify the scholarship being done by women from Hausa-speaking regions by providing female scholars access to networking activities, information about international publishing and grant applications, and opportunities to exchange and revise ongoing work.

Signed

Adamu Nuhu Bargo
P.R.O-KASU

As part of Management's commitment to supporting sporting activities to promote unity and sportsmanship within the university community.

A well-planned and inclusive inter-union game has been organized for ASUU, NAAT, NASU and SSANU to compete and create a positive and memorable experience for everyone involved.

KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY UPDATE:

KASU to Become Centre for High-Tech Digital Transformation

Kaduna State University is collaborating with Guruji AIR, a prominent technology company in India to establish the Centre for High-Tech Digital Transformation to provide cutting-edge labs that will offer hands-on experience with emerging technologies to equip students with valuable skills and prepare them for the digital future.

The collaboration will provide a platform for interested Nigerian students to pursue their studies in India by accessing scholarship opportunities covering 100% of their tuition fees.

Signed

Adamu Nuhu Bargo
P.R.O-KASU

KASU UPDATE:
Management organises 2023 3-day Retreat

The Management of Kaduna State University in its bid to reposition the University for global competitiveness continued with the 3-day retreat for Management Committee members, representatives of the Unions and other stakeholders.

The Vice-Chancellor, Kaduna State University, Prof. Abdullahi I. Musa stated that it is only by participatory approach and working as a heterogeneous team, consolidating on the achievements of predecessors and collectively find new ways to advance the university.

"KASU teaching excellence initiative be on top of our agenda. It will enable staff to improve their capacity for exemplary instruction.The objective is to impart knowledge for skills, global competitiveness, self-reliance and global employability."

He said the current administration is developing a 5-year Strategic Plan to instill confidence, work to realize the same objectives, mission and vision because of the enormous potentials in the University.

"For me, I see KASU as an institution that is aggressively, strategically and boldly building for our future. We will collectively come up with Action Plan that will identify our agenda and priorities. We will work together to plan and then shift from planning that will build confidence and trust among stakeholders.

"Another urgency for us is to make sure that we are a student-centred University recognizing the needs and interests of students.We will adopt learner-centred methods of content delivery where students will actively participate in the learning process rather than just listen to lectures. Students will begin to assume responsibility for their learning."

The Vice-Chancellor said that motivation and compensation are key factors in achieving teaching excellence and instituting a culture of research and retaining existing talents.

The day two program had two sessions; KASU: Current Situation Analysis and Benchmarking World Class Universities (Strategic Plan - Vision, Mission, Objectives, Value System, Research, Teaching, ICT Adoption and Use, Revenue and Financial Management, Administration, Organizational Culture and Work Ethics.

Signed:
Adamu Nuhu Bargo
P.R.O-KASU
4th January, 2023

https://thenationonlineng.net/kaduna-varsity-to-reopen-jan-29-registrar/

Kaduna varsity to reopen Jan. 29 — registrar - The Nation The Kaduna State University (KASU) will resume academic activities on Jan. 29, says its Registrar, Mr Samuel Manshop.Manshop...