The Vice Chancellor, Federal of University Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), Akwa Ibom State, Professor Leo Daniel has pledged the commitment of the University to partner the Defence Research and Development Bureau(DRDB).
The proposed partnership with the Bureau which is under the Federal Ministry of Defence, Abuja, is for utilizing the rich faculties from academic Institutions in the country to promote indigenous research and technological transfer towards solving national challenges.
Prof. Daniel made the pledge on Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 when he received along with other Principal Officers of the University the Director General of Defence Research and Development Bureau(DRDB), Major General Emmanuel A. Ndagi at the Takeoff Campus of the University, Ikot Abasi on a Courtesy Visit.
The University don who is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics disclosed that the University is a specialized Institution established to champion academic excellence in the areas of Sciences, Technology and Innovation (STI) among others.
He particularly mentioned some of the flagship Programmes of the University to include Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering among others with rich faculties and researchers in various fields.
He assured that the Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) have made the right choice in seeking collaboration with the Institution considering the academic capabilities and research focus of the University.
He pledged the institution’s readiness to undertake need-based researches that are tailored towards their needs and develop indigenous technologies that will satisfy the specific needs of the Bureau as enumerated as well as the general needs of other Research Institutes, Government Agencies, International Oil Companies, Multinational Industries operating in region and the nation.
