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Covenant University
holds Public Lecture on Globalization, Energy, Education and
Poverty Alleviation: Prospects and Challenges for Developing
Nations
Covenant University’s 16th Public Lecture
will critically examine the threads that weave together
selected issues on globalization, energy, education and
poverty in a world made flat by the ever-evolving
information and communications technology with a view to
identifying their inherent opportunities and challenges, as
well as proffering solutions is on the way forward in
actualizing the United Nations Millennium Development Goal
of Poverty Eradication by the year 2015.
The lecture, titled, "
Globalization, Energy, Education and Poverty Alleviation:
Prospects and Challenges for Developing Nations"
will be delivered by a renowned International Scholar in
Electrical Engineering, Engr. (Professor) James Katende, on
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at the University Chapel by 3
pm.
Professor Katende, is currently the Dean
of College of Science and Technology and Head, Department of
Electrical & Information Engineering, Covenant University.
He also chairs the University’s CIT Committee and Task Force
on ‘Webometric Ranking’ of Universities.
Before joining Covenant University
faculty, Professor Katende was at various times the Dean of
Technology (1995-1998), Head of Electrical Engineering
Department (1995-1998), Member of Senate (1995-2006) and
Chairman, University Works and Maintenance Committee at the
Bayero University, Kano.
He is a member of a number of academic
and professional associations, including the Fellow,
Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE); COREN Registered
Engineer; Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (MIEEE) etc.
Professor Katende’s current research
interests include: Modelling and Control of Electrical Power
Systems and Industrial Processes; Robot modelling,
simulation and motion control; and
Adaptive/Sliding-mode/Fuzzy Logic/ ANN Control Theory and
Applications.
The lecture will be chaired by Dr David
Oyedepo, Chancellor of Covenant.
Detailed Citation on
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