The Senate of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, at its 372nd meeting held on Thursday, May 30, 2013 approved the revised guidelines for appointments and promotions of academic staff with effect from the 2013/2014 academic session/appraisal year.
In his presentation to Senate, the Vice-Chancellor stated that the revised guidelines would significantly improve the standard of assessing the quality of academic staff in the University which was part of the goals of the administration's mantra the ''Quest for Excellence'' being vigorously pursued by Management. He added that promotion is a natural career progression through which academic staff might be expected to progress in the area of specialty with successively greater experience, expertise, and responsibility in the particular position. He noted that the new guidelines were an indication of the desire to re-position the University to world class standards.
Members of Senate noted that the new guidelines would elevate the standard of teaching and research in the University among the best in the sub-region.
