All is now set for one of the foremost private universities in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu to partner with the Embassy of Israel in Nigeria in the area of innovation, invention, and research.
Others to join in this collaboration is office of the Vice President, Skill ‘G’ Ltd, DeNovo-Israel Ltd, and other like-minded development agencies in presenting the premiere edition of Innovation Fellowship of Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR).
According to a press statement by the organizers, “The Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers is an initiative borne out of the need to raise a generation of Innovators, Inventors, and Researchers in Nigeria, especially among the youths”.
The statement further added, “The i-Fair program is an initiative aimed at raising a generation of innovators, inventors, and researchers in Nigeria by offering them a platform to transform their ideas into innovative solutions and launch their entrepreneurial dreams in the fields of Agriculture & Food Security, Renewable Energy, Environmental Management, Food Technology, Medical Devices/Simulation, and Social Responsibility”.
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Regarding the inherent opportunities presented by the program to emerging Nigerian innovators, the statement adds “i-FAIR is offering Nigerian aspiring inventors the opportunity to become entrepreneurs and make their dreams come true. It is a unique opportunity to showcase innovative ideas in the fields of Agriculture and Food Technology, Renewable Energy/Environmental Management, Medical Devices/Simulation, and Social Responsibility/Innovation for the Physically Challenged”.
Mr. Sleek Ogbonnaya Ogwo, the Deputy Registrar Media & Public Relations of Gregory University Uturu said the programme, which is billed to commence in the ultra-modern Skill ‘G’ Nig.Ltd Innovation Centre in Abuja will kick-start this month with three-day skills and development session.
It will feature presentations by the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Shimon Ben-Shoshan, Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof Suleiman Bagoro, Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe, among other eminent academics of global repute.
He added that participating upcoming innovators are drawn from across Nigeria and beyond.
