Investment in Education has been identified as the gateway towards societal advancement and development.
The Provost Aminu Kano College of Education AKCOE Dr Ayuba Ahmad Muhd made the indication during the opening of a two-day workshop organized for Academic Staff of Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and higher Institutions of learning across the nation.
Dr Ayuba Ahmad dwelt on the need to prioritize research for Academic excellence where he urged participants to use the opportunity and participate actively in making the workshop highly interactive and tap the knowledge from the erudite education administrators.
He further stated that the initiative of organizing the workshop would be sustained by the College on an annual basis, saying that the college is geared towards ensuring a qualitative and affordable education.
The provost commended the resource persons and participants for sparing their time to attend despite their tight schedules.
Series of compendium papers were presented during the technical session of the workshop on techniques and mechanics of Article writing for publication in Academic Journals.
In his opening remarks, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the College Professor Tijjani Darma said the college had come up with this initiative as a means of improving research and assured the public that the College would strive to maintain its stand as a citadel of learning.
The participants described the workshop as apt and expressed gratitude to the Provost for giving them the opportunity.
Participants were drawn from different higher Institutions of learning within and outside the State.