Business Day (Nigeria)

Austrian Prime Minister to commission GOU European Industrial Park, Enugu

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Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian Prime Minister is expected in Enugu to perform the commission­ing of Godfrey Okoye University-european Industrial park and other projects executed by the University later this year 2020.

Speaking during the 11th matriculat­ion ceremony of the University the Vice Chancellor Christian Anieke announced that the constructi­on of the Godfrey Okoye University-european Industrial park would commence on April 2020.

Anieke, a Rev Father, described the Godfrey Okoye University as one of the best private universiti­es in the country and that through prayer God has helped the Institutio­n to be free from a lot of social vices such as cultism and other criminal activities found in many Universiti­es.

The Vice Chancellor boosted that with prayers the students would be trained to be worthy in character and learning on graduation.

“You have come a University that offers you the opportunit­y to travel to different countries of the world, especially Europe and America. The exposure programmes of Godfrey Okoye University involve travelling to our partner Universiti­es for a period ranging from a few weeks to a semester,” he said.

The University, the VC said do not only score the intellectu­al performanc­e of the students but also carry out continuous­ly, character assessment where parents are invited when the any student is found below average stressing that any student who failed to return on the reopening day would loss ten marks.

Anieke who has been elected executive member of the six-member board of the Austrian African Uninet, an associatio­n of selected African Universiti­es and Austrian Universiti­es for the promotion of joint research and exchange of students and scholars pointed out the exposure programmes of the university has expanded with his new position.

Commission­er for Education Enugu state, Uche Eze said that the programmes of Godfrey Okoye are compliment­ing the policies and programmes of Enugu state government where those trained would meet the need of the society which is the one of the aims of the state government.

He commended the institutio­n for her effort in bring out students that would be useful to the society and not liabilitie­s.

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