A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has urged tertiary institutions in the country to elevate the quality of Nigeria’s engineering education to meet global standards and promote competition.
Omisore, an engineer and former deputy governor of Osun State, spoke on the theme: ‘Enhancing the Competitiveness of Nigerian Engineering Education Through Global Benchmarking’, during a presentation at the Fellows’ Forum of the 2023/2024 Academy Year of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Omisore, who insisted that engineering education remains inseparable from the national interest of any nation, explained that when vibrant, engineering serves all other professionals and sectors in national development.
He stressed that engineering education ensures a solid foundation in science, research, product development, and equipment standardisation as well as project management.
According to him, engineering graduates are thus able to effortlessly integrate scientific and engineering principles into processes that contribute to advances in medical care, enhanced national security systems, ecologically sound resource management, and economic growth.