President Tasks COREN On Improved Engineering Education

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) work with other relevant stakeholders to address some of the issues that have affected the quality of engineering graduates and services in Nigeria.
While delivering his address at the opening ceremony of the 25th Engineering Assembly, an annual meeting for COREN, the president, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr Babachir David Lawal, noted that there was urgent need to improve the engineering technologies to enhance the capacity of local manufacturing industries, power supply and other aspects of infrastructure in the country.
“We may not be able to take advantage of new engineering technologies if we fail to churn out quality and world grade engineers from our universities of necessity, the quality of learning and practice of engineering in Nigeria must be improved upon.

“It is imperative for COREN to work with other relevant stakeholders to address some of the issues that have affected the quality of engineering graduates and services in Nigeria,” he said.
The title for this year is “EmB.racing the Future: Improving the Quality of Engineering Educaction and practice in Nigeria.
According to the President, this can be handled through review and update of engineering curriculum in schools as well as promotion of exchange programmes within global academic institutions and professional engineering bodies.
In his welcome address, the President of COREN, Engr Kashim A. Ali, expressed hope that, with the expected harmonisation of engineering qualifications and international mutual recognition agreements, the standard of engineering practice will be raised.

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