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TETFund opens academic publishing centre at UNIZIK
Tertiary institutions in the South-East now have access to modern printing and publishing services to boost academic research.
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has inaugurated an Academic Publishing Centre at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State. According to Nigerian Tribune, the new facility aims to strengthen academic research, textbook production, and publishing capacity across tertiary institutions in the South-East.
The Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Aminu Bello Masari, commissioned the facility. He was represented at the event by the South-East member of the Board, Esther Ukachukwu. Masari stated that the centre provides access to modern printing facilities and professional publishing services to solve challenges in producing academic textbooks and scholarly materials.
History of the Project
Masari explained that TETFund introduced the Higher Education Book Development Project to expand access to quality academic publications and build indigenous publishing capacity in Nigerian universities. The Board of Trustees submitted a proposal to the Federal Government for N2 billion to start the project in 2009, which received approval. An additional N2.95 billion was provided in 2019, alongside the reinvigoration of the Technical Advisory Group Committee in August of that same year.
A primary goal of the project is to establish model academic publishing centres across all six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory. The new centre at UNIZIK will extend its services to public tertiary institutions throughout the South-East zone. Masari urged the university and other beneficiary institutions to manage, utilise, and sustain the facility properly.
Campus Response
The Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Chairman of the Academic Publishing Centre Board, Prof. Bond Ugochukwu Stanley Anyaehie, described the commissioning as a significant milestone. He pledged on his honour to operate the board, gather input from other universities, and protect the facility. Attendees at the ceremony also inspected the centre's modern printing machines and other equipment.
Source: Nigerian Tribune.
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