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UNIPORT Holds 31st Convocation

The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Choba in Rivers state has held its 31st convocation and award of degrees ceremony

The vice-chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Ndowa Lale  said this at the 31st convocation news briefing in Port Harcourt, Rivers state that the conferment of degrees, higher degrees, diploma, certificates and prizes will hold at the university from March 24 to March 25.

In the higher/postgraduate degree category 1,109 bagged post-graduate diploma certificates, 2,223 candi
dates received masters degree and 331 students will be conferred with doctorate degree.

The convocation was across 10 faculties and drawn from 2014 to 2016 academic sessions.

The convocation kicked-off with a lecture titled “The Mandate of Higher Educational Institutions and Global Expectations”, by Jonas Redwood-Sawyer, vice-chancellor of University of Sierra Leone and chairman of the board of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on March 23.

Postgraduate Nigeria big congrats to all convocants.

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Journey to my Doctorate Degree

A Nigerian-South African, Odilile PL Ayodele shares briefly steps toward earning a doctorate degree in a South African University. She is a wife, and mother of two good children, this adds a lively twist to her postgraduate journey.
Article was originaly posted on Sayas Blog.
I have always been interested in how culture and context intersect and affect every part of human interaction. I was born to a South African mother and Nigerian father and learned practical ‘diplomacy 101’ within my extended family.
I am currently finishing up my doctoral studies with the SARChi Chair for African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg. I am a pilot’s wife and have two small children.
My journey to my doctorate isn’t the most conventional: I earned a Masters degree in International Relations from WITS, I went to work (because that is what was expected from me) then decided to be a stay-at-home mum (not so expected) while I reimagined what I wanted my future to look like. Unlike, many of my colleagues, I undertook the PhD not for prestige, or to begin the arduous journey towards the increasingly elusive tenured position, but rather to redirect my path and gain a new set of skills.
This journey has given me a lot more in my professional and personal life than I could have ever imagined; I am definitely not the same person coming out that I was going in.
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2017/2018 UNIPORT Postgraduate Advertisment

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Graduate Programmes of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) at the International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law and Policy (IIPELP).

  1. PGD Petroleum and Energy Economics
  2. M.Sc. Petroleum Economics, Management and Policy
  3. M.Sc. Energy Economics, Management and Policy

T
he M.Sc. Programme is an interdisciplinary and a collaborative postgraduate programme between the University of Port Harcourt’s Emerald Energy Institute (EEI UNIPORT) and International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law & Policy (IIPELP). The programme, which is resident at IIPELP, Abuja, is approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

The International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law and Policy (IIPELP) was established in 2007 to proffer solutions to the current gaps that exist in knowledge, institutional development, governance, legal and regulatory framework for the Energy Industry in Nigeria and Africa.

The aim of the programme is to equip, empower and engage energy professionals through academic excellence, research & policy analysis, and professional & staff development in petroleum, energy economics, management & policy. IIPELP offers a conducive learning environment, enabled with full internet access, virtual library with full hands-on training for its programme.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must possess Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Management Sciences and Engineering. A Second Class Honours (Upper Division) is required. However, consideration shall be given to candidates with Second Class Honours (Lower Division) with minimum Grade Point Average of 3.00 with at least three (3) years working experience in the energy industry. Candidates who fail to meet the above admission requirements may be considered for the Post Graduate Diploma option.

PROGRAMME DURATION
Option A: The Professional Master’sprogramme takes twelve (12) calendar months of intensive, flexible and modular study plus project report.
Option B: The M.Sc. programme takes 6 quarters of full-time intensive study or 8 quarters of modular intensive study plus a defended and passed dissertation.

Post Graduate Diploma Programme (PGD): The duration of the PGD programme shall be 12 months of full time, modular, intensive study. Industry/company workers can equally attend modular/sandwich programme. This programme has the option leading into a master’s programme upon successful completion by interested students.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
The curriculum is flexible and intensive. It is delivered in modules by University Faculty and industry experts from Nigeria and abroad. On completion of this programme, the graduates would amongst others, have acquired skills that are relevant for careers in petroleum and energy industries; in government ministries, departments and parastatals that are responsible for managing petroleum and energy resources; banking/financial institutions, energy and petroleum policy consulting units, and the academia.

AWARD OF DEGREE
Students who successfully complete this programme shall be awarded M.Sc. Degree by the Senate of the University of Port Harcourt and a Professional Membership Certificate from IIPELP.

APPLICATION FEE
A non-refundable application fee of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000.00) in certified bank drafts or bank transfers should be made payable to:
Zenith Bank Plc
Name: IIPELP LTD/GTE
Account Number: 1014586937

Application Forms can be downloaded online at www.iipelp.org. Completed Forms could be scanned and submitted to msc@iipelp.org, however, hard copies of the Form must be submitted to the Director of Academic Studies, IIPELP, 4th Floor, Toyota-Elizade House, Central Business District, Abuja.

Important Dates to Remember:

Deadline for submission of Application Forms – 31st March, 2017

Shortlisted candidates for screening will be on the IIPELP Academy website – May, 2017

Screening/Interview date- To be communicated

The programme is scheduled to commence in September 2017.7
Visit IIPELP here

Source: http://iipelpacademics.org/index.php/admission