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NAPE-UAP Capacity Building: Giving back to the roots. Afe Mayowa Chairman, NAPE-UAP & Managing Director, Danvic Concepts International (Nigeria) Ltd. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. NAPE: Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists Membership:
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NAPE-UAP Capacity Building: Giving back to the roots Afe MayowaChairman, NAPE-UAP & Managing Director, Danvic Concepts International (Nigeria) Ltd
BACKGROUND INFORMATION NAPE: Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists Membership: Consist of persons involved in the applications of geosciences and related engineering disciplines both in the oil and gas industry and the academia
BACKGROUND INFORMATION • Main Objective: • Advance the geosciences, especially as they relate to petroleum resources; to disseminate information relating to geosciences and the associated disciplines. • Promote the technology of exploring for, exploiting, and producing Petroleum • To foster the spirit of scientific research throughout its membership
University Assistance Programme (UAP) • Founded in 1999 in response to the noticeable decline in the standard of Geoscience education in Nigeria • Main Objective: • To complement the effort of the Universities, States and Federal Government to maintain established educational standard. " To contribute substantially to the continuous improvement of educational among Higher Institutions and Oil/Mining Industries.
Institutions In Collaboration with NAPE • National Universities Commission (NUC) • Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) • AAPG • NMGS/ COMEG
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Co-ordinators North west North central North east Prof P.M Zaborski (ABU) Prof.S.Akande (Unilorin) Dr. Emeo Okepare (FUTY) South west (i) South south (I) South east Prof.J.S.Ojo (FUTA) Prof. M.Oti (Uniport) Prof.M.Onuoha, FNAPE(UNN) South west (ii) South south (ii) Prof. T.Ajayi (OAU) Dr.Solomon Abaa (Uniben) Sub-Committee Chairs: Prof. Olayinka (Distinguished Lecturers Program, Prof.E. Ekweozor, FNAPE (Visiting Lecturers Program) (VLP), Dr Ayolabi, (Data Management Programme) (DMP), Mr wasiu Odufisan (UAP Grants-In-Aid) Chairman: Afe Mayowa Advisory Board Chair: Dr. Kingsley Ojoh, FNAPE
IDENTIFIED INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES • low level of funding • limited access to ICT infrastructure and equipment • Lack of basic teaching & research infrastructure • Loss of quality academic staff • Explosive student population increase • Poor background of university entrants • Declining field work/ practical experience • incessant power outage
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS • Provision of field equipment, books, bus….. Prof. Emofurieta (UniBen) receiving the key to the bus from ExxonMobil rep. Dr. T. Najime (ABU) receiving the key to the bus from ExxonMobil rep.
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS • Refresher Fieldwork for lecturers
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS • Refresher Fieldwork for lecturers
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS • Mini-Conference • List of host universities so far: • FUTA (2002) • FUTO (2004) • ABU (2006) • UNICAL (2008) • UNILORIN (2010) Cross section of some university lecturers at the 2008 Mini-Conference 2008 best student presenter making her presentation
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS • Universities- industry linkage • Leadership Forum • Sabbatical • Student Industrial attachment • Carrier talks
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS • Teaching assistance from Oil & Gas industry • Provision of ICT and software infrastructure • Grants-in-Aids • Publication of geological excursion field guidebooks
AAPG/NAPE collaborations • Imperial Barrel Award. FUTA won the first edition in Africa & 7th position in the world in San Antonio • OAU won 2009 edition in Africa and going to represent Africa in Denver Colorado this week • Refresher Fieldwork for lecturers • Field Immersion programme for students (8 students going to Idiana September 6-16 • ExxonMobil supporting Nigeria Universities with $2million dollars annually (Total, Agip, Chevron, Schlumberger, Halliburton etc) • Leadership forum yearly • Old Students Associations
NEXT PHASE • Promote practical collaboration between the universities & Oil & Gas industry with respect to research collaboration
Conclusion • We believed as an organisation that for Nigeria and Nigerian universities to attain the necessary educational standard equal to other parts of the world, appropriate fees must be charged.
Distinguished Professors Thank you for listening.