The General Secretary of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Dr W.O. Agbaje, and four other members of the society paid a visit to the Ibadan City Polytechnic, Alakia, Ibadan recently.
The purpose of the visit, according to Dr Agbaje, was to congratulate the institution on its recent accreditation by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and to collaborate with the institution on staff development, especially those in Engineering departments; to give the engineering students exposure and solid foundation.
Also, the society expressed the wish to partner with the polytechnic to ensure that the engineering students are professionally qualified even while they are still in school.
The Registrar of the Ibadan City Polytechnic, Mrs Olubukola Faniyi, while welcoming the NSE members to the institution, thanked them for coming and said that the institution was willing to partner with professional bodies because it is committed to providing qualitative education.
Thereafter, members of the NSE were conducted round the institution’s facilities by Mrs Faniyi and other members of staff. While touring the facilities, the NSE members commended the polytechnic’s management on the state-of-the-art equipment available in the institution, especially in the engineering departments.
Other members of the NSE visiting team included Mr A.O. Ojedele, Mr Oyerinde Yomi, Mr D.A. Oladosu and Mr F.A. Badmus.
Apart from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), other professional bodies that have visited the institution in recent times include Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Radio and Television, Theatre Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU).