STATEMENT OF VISION AND MISSION FOR FEDERAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, ISHAGU EBONYI STATE BY PROFESSOR AGWU EKWE AGWU

My vision is to create a nationally and globally competitive, multi-functional college that will respond to the academic needs of Nigerians; a college of agriculture that is a leader providing solutions, through cutting edge research and innovation, to the myriads of challenges facing the region and nation in sustainable food security, while producing an efficient middle level manpower that will champion sustainable and socio-economic development of Nigeria.

While acknowledging and recognizing the achievements of previous and current administrations of the college, as the Provost, my strategies and actions toward achieving my vision will be anchored on four key areas, namely: a.) College Administrative; b.) Teaching, Learning and Research Environment; c.) Fund Generation; and d.) Infrastructure Development (ICT Infrastructure/Civil works).

1. College Administration

In line with my philosophy of openness, team work, and accountability, my aim, is to run an inclusive and transparent administration that is people centered, anchored on efficiency, effectiveness, service delivery (especially staff and students’ welfare), and academic excellence. In order to achieve my aim in terms of the college administration, I will focus on the followings:

1. Staff and Students Welfare;
2. College Budgetary and Accounting System;
3. Decision Making and Delegation of Authority and
4. External linkages and global visibility

2. Teaching, Learning and Research Environment

To pursue academic excellence and ensure that Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu becomes one of the leaders in cutting edge research and development, and in producing an efficient manpower for the socio-economic development of the region and Nigeria in general, I will carry out the following:

1. Develop a five-year strategic plan that will guide teaching, research and innovation in the College;
2. Develop and implement, as a matter of utmost urgency, an ICT Master Plan to support e-Learning platform which is important considering the Global Pandemic that stalled tertiary education in Nigeria;
3. Expand the facilities of the library and equip it to provide better and wider variety of services;
4. Sustain and intensify the Academic Programmes Enhancement through accreditation by various regulatory bodies;
5. Continue to ensure the timely resource verification and approval of all academic programmes.
6. Focus on employability and vocational enhancement of students through hands on entrepreneurial activities

3. Fund Generation

To achieve my vision as regards making the College of Agriculture Ishiagu self-funding in the near future, I intend to increase the College’s internally generated revenue within the next four years. I hope to achieve this through the followings:

1. Develop, in collaboration with the private sector, an investment plan for the college.
2. Establish an Endowment Fund within the first 2 years of my administration.
3. Adopt prudential guideline such as setting aside fixed percentages of internally generated revenues.
4. Enhance the amount of funds generated by the college through institutional research grants
5. Automate and Centralize revenue collection in the college in order to forestall leakage of funds and reduce waste

4. Infrastructure Development (ICT Infrastructure/Civil Works)

I will commit myself to massive investment in /and improvement of the existing infrastructure especially utilities (power, water, roads, etc.), classrooms, laboratories, and massive development of infrastructure. Key processes that I will embark on will include: addressing the lingering and current energy challenge facing the College by investing in clean energy for the College Community and completing already on-going structures and new hostel blocks to accommodate more students using the private public partnership model.