By STANLEY UCHEGBU, UNICAL

The Management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has held a one day seminar on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for the registered students of the university. The reason for the seminar was to teach the students how to freely access the internet facilities provided on campus.

The seminar which was held at the International Conference Center of the institution was attended by its Vice-Chancellor, Professor James Epoke, Dean of Students’ Affairs, Prof. Eyong U. Eyong, Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prof. Joseph Udoayang, the Information Officer of the university, Mr. Effiong Eyo, Director of ICT, Mr. Roughus Okoro, SUG President, Comr. Ayi Ekpeyong and his executives, Speaker, SUG Parliament and other dignitaries.

In his opening remark, Dean of Students’ Affairs, Prof. Eyong said that the aim of the seminar was to inform the students on importance of ICT, adding that a student who is  ICT illiterate does not deserve to be called a student of this noble institution.

With the internet provision on campus, a student has no right to say that he or she does not have enough materials for his study because the internet is there to provide materials in abundance, he said.

Speaking at the seminar, the Vice-Chancellor said that it is extremely consequential to acquire knowledge through internet facilities on campus.

According to him, the university set up the facilities to ease research efforts by students and lecturers alike.

The project seeks to provide students and lecturers with access to vital information required to excel in their studies. It provides our students with the platform to compete favourably with their counterparts in other parts of the world, he said.

He commended the director of ICT, Roughus Okoro for the gesture and pledged to ensure maximum utilisation of the facility.