The Vice Chancellor, Bingham University, Prof. William Qurix, on Saturday disclosed certain financial grants received by the institution through public partnerships.

Qurix disclosed this while speaking at the 4th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the institution in Karu, Nassarawa State.

He said the grants which came from various international sources in the last five years were meant for research and development of capacity of personnel of the institution.

He said, “We have realised research grants of N27 million, 1.74 million US Dollars, 1.41million Euros, and 1.08 million British Pounds in the last five years.

“The office of Research and Development (ORD) at the university is equipping our researchers and scientists with the knowledge and ability they need to turn cutting edge research into brilliant proposals that would stir attention throughout the world.

“Several of our top academic staff members are already utilising this to create extraordinary research programmes,” he said.

On university enrollment, Qurix said the university had increased the number of students from 2000 in 2018 to about 6,000 in 2022.

He added that the university had also increased the numbers of professors from 11 in 2018 to 30 in 2022, while also increasing staff trainings from 126 in 2018 to over 189.

Speaking on university ranking, Qurix said the university had achieved a modest achievement.

” In the 2021 university ranking criteria, the university came third among private universities in the North Central and 22nd overall among private universities in the country.

“The university is also gaining the second position on the student-teacher ratio. On the whole, we were ranked 47 among universities,” he said.

 as charged the 2,577 graduating students to use their degrees to impact on nation and humanity.

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He said that the school had graduated a total number of 2,577 undergraduate and postgraduate students between the 2018 and 2022 academic sessions of the school.

According to him, a total of 2,250 undergraduate students and 327 postgraduate students will be convocating of which 78 first class, 586 second class upper, 843 second class lower, 512 third class, eight pass and 223 medical doctors is produced under the undergraduate category in the combined four sets.

” For the 2018/2019 academic session, the school has produced 28 first class, 194 second class upper, 271 second class lower, 51 third class and 76 medical doctors.

” In the 2019/2020 academic session, we have 22 first class, 154 second class upper, 259 second class lower, 239 third class, five pass and 51 medical doctors.

” The 2020/2021 academic session has 18 first class, 125 second class upper, 169 second class lower, two pass and 48 medical doctors.

” 2021/2022 academic session has 10 first class, 113 second class upper, 144 second class lower, 38 third class, one pass and 48 medical doctors,” he said.

Qurix also said that of the 327 students from the postgraduate school that were convocating, 53 of them had distinction.

He added that in his five years as vice chancellor, the institution had realised research grant yielding to fruitful cutting edge research in the country.

He said that though the university do not have access to TETFUND grant but had achieve a great feet in research through public partnership.

According to him, on the whole, we have realised research grants of N27 million, 1.74 million US Dollars, 1.41million Euros, and 1.08 million British Pounds in the last five years.

“The office of Research and Development (ORD) at the university is equipping our researchers and scientists with the knowledge and ability they need to turn cutting edge research into brilliant proposals that would stir attention throughout the world.

” Several of our top academic staff members are already utilising this to create extraordinary research programmes,” he said.

Speaking on university ranking, Qurix said that the university had achieved a modest achievement.

” In the 2021 university ranking criteria, the university came third among private universities in the North Central and 22nd overall among private universities in the country.

” The university is also gaining the second position on the student-teacher ratio. On the whole, we were ranked 47 among universities,” he said.

The Pro-Chancellor of the school, Retired Gen. Martin Agwai, said that a nation’s human resources are its most important resource, saying its sustainability, progress, abilities and people’s knowledge are crucial for growth and development.

Agwai noted that nations across the world need poets, philosophers, social scientists, artists, teachers, business people produced by universities.

” We require team builders, consensus-builders, action-motivators and leaders. We require people who are driven and compassionate with the drive to succeed and support the success of others.

” The most crucial results of a university degree are these skills. They are the abilities that contribute to a nation’s sustainability and wellbeing,” he said.

He, however, called on the graduands to live according to the university’s requirements if the award in character and learning,” he said.(NAN)