OIP holds a Roundtable on Establishing International Collaborations for Training and Research

A Roundtable on "Establishing International Collaborations for Training and Research"organized by the Office of International Programmes took place on 9 February, 2010 at MacArthur ICT/Digital library Conference room. It was facilitated by Professor Arthur Sussman, the Vice President of MacArthur Foundation and a Visiting Professor at the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law. It was attended by members of the Academic Links Board and members of the Academic Staff of various departments. The roundtable was chaired by Professor A.A.B. Agbaje, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic). Professor Sussman’s talk centred on the need for the University to have the vision of being a Mega Global University. He talked about the importance of establishing international collaborations that will be purposeful and mutually beneficial. He advised that such collaborations should be built with the experience obtained from previous ones. He also advised Grant seekers to read the terms of reference of an organization to be sure their proposal fits into it before submitting their proposals. Prof G.O.S Ekhaguere was the Lead Discussant and he talked about Mac Arthur Foundation's shift in focus from individual projects to projects that involve partnerships.