AUST, Lacadeau Sign Partnership Agreement.
The African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, under the auspices of AUSTinspire
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with Lacadeau Consulting Limited.
The partnership agreement which was sealed on Monday, October 9, 2023, at the
university's boardroom 2 had representatives of the two institutions present.
In his welcome address, the Acting President of AUST, Professor Azikiwe Peter Onwualu,FAS, thanked Lacadeau Consulting Limited for coming up with the proposals which he termed timely and very impactful not only to AUST as an institution but to the larger society.
He stressed the importance of career trainings more especially to the working class despite the financial challenges faced by organizations in sponsoring their employees to participate in most of the short courses.
Prof. Onwualu opined that the area of concentration by Lacadeau Consulting Limited is a welcome one and charged the organization to abide by the tenets of the agreement.
In his response, the Chief Consultant of Lacadeau Consulting Ltd, Mr. Adile Iroajugah, stated that the long term mission of his organization to AUST, is to build a business school that stands tall with the Lagos Business School and the Havard Business School in the United States of America.
He reassured the AUST President of the continuity and growth of the programs whose agreement is being signed today.
Afterwards, the AUST President, Professor Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, signed the MoU on behalf of the university while the Chief Consultant of Lacadeau Consulting Ltd, Mr. Adile Iroajugah signed on behalf of his company.
Dr. Vitalis Anye, Coordinator of the AUSTinspire and Acting Head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, signed as witness for AUST while Mr Justice U. C. Iheme signed as witness to Lacadeau Consulting Ltd.
Also present at the partnership agreement signing were Mr. Ben Okonkwo, Bursar, AUST; Dr. Prisca Onuoha, AUST CPD short courses controller and Prince Obioha Sampson Atulomah, Head, Media Services and Public Relations, AUST.