The Federal University, Dustin-Ma, FUDMA, in Katsina State, has won a 32 Million Naira research grant from the National Research Foundation, NRF, Pretoria, South Africa.
The University’s Director of Research and Development, Dr Muhammad Ghazali Garba, who announced the development in a statement signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Habibu Umar Aminu, said the funds will be judiciously utilised for the purpose it is meant for.
According to the statement, the fund shall be used for, ‘’Transdisciplinary Research for Pathways to Sustainability Collaborative Research Action’’.
Reacting to the development, the University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, while congratulating the University community for the feat, assured of his determination to continue to strengthen the University to attract more grants that will boost staff and students’ capacity as they carry out such researches.
He commended the University’s Directorate for Research and Development for the job well done in not only securing the grant but putting the name of the university in global perspective which is in line with its vision and mission
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The National Research Foundation, NRF, is an agency of the South African Government created to contribute to national development by supporting, promoting and advancing research and human capacity development through funding and the provision of necessary research infrastructure, to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including humanities, social sciences and indigenous knowledge.
Its vision is to identify and initiate pertinent and strategic partnerships with role-players within and beyond the national system of Innovation to respond to national priorities and international agendas to benefit society and ensure a better life for all.
