THURSDAY- 2nd December, 2021: The Association of Nigeria University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) held its annual national conference from 23rd to 27th November 2021 in grand style.
The 3-day conference was held at the Public Service Institute in Abuja.
With the theme “Crisis, Collaboration and the future of higher education in Nigeria following the challenges of the covid-19 pandemic”, it definitely lived its billing as it was a gathering of elites from Universities across the nation.
The immediate past President of the association, Barr.Titus Ifeanyi Igwe in his opening remark expressed gratitude and welcomed everyone to this year’s conference. Last year the conference was not held due to the outbreak of covid-19 pandemic. “The year 2020 with the attendant covid-19 pandemic was a great challenge to us both as individually and organization.
"The pandemic stalled our ritual of meeting every November or December each to take a stock of our progress and challenges as an association. It virtually affected every facet of our dear life and career and indeed deeply touched our perceptions. It also reawakened us to the daunting challenges of the 21st Century University Administration.”
He also noted that this year’s theme is timely and key, stating that some of the issues to be addressed include; crisis of leadership succession, challenges of excellence in Nigerian University among others.
“These topics were carefully chosen to address the critical challenges of University Administrators and the Nigerian Education System in meeting expectations of the 21st Century knowledge economy. The critical security challenges currently in Nigeria and its reverberating effects on students and education also have deepening effects on the environment of Higher Education managers.” he said.
This year’s conference featured the Annual general meeting and the elections of new executives.
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