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Govt To Establish Polytechnic In Tombia

… As Bill Passes First Reading in Nat. Assembly

A bill seeking to establish a Federal Polytechnic in Tombia, Rivers State has scaled first reading on the floor of the House of Representatives.

The bill  with the title ” Federal Polytechnic, Tombia (ESTABLISHMENT) Bill, 2021 (HB. 1333) is a private member bill sponsored by Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, Member representing Degema/ Bonny Federal Constituency in the lower chambers of the National Assembly.

When passed into law, the Federal Polytechnic, Tombia, is expected to be the pioneer tertiary institution in the country that focuses on STEAM.

STEAM is a learning acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics with the goal of  helping students develop the skills they need to be successful in the future. The application of STEAM will further benefit the students to graduate with a set of well-rounded skills that allow them to adapt to an evolving and fast-paced society.

The Polytechnic will consequently, as parts of its objective, provide courses of instruction, training and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM) as well as other field of learning as the institution may determine periodically with regards to the manpower needs of the state in particular and Federation in general.

 

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