The Nigerian British University has appointed Prof Hakeem Fawehinmi as its Pioneer ViceChancellor.
The appointment which is for a period of 5 years is to commence on the 3rd of April, 2023.
A letter dated 16th February and signed by Dr. Chukwuemeka Umeoji the ProChancellorand Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Governing Council of the Nigerian British University welcomed the new Vice-Chancellor to University’s Management Team.The Nigerian British University which is a world – class private conventional University that is poised to develop global competitiveness by employing technological innovation to ensure practical and relevant academic experiences.It is located at Kilometre 10 Port Harcourt – Enugu Expressway and was officially commissioned on Friday the 17th of February 2023 by His Excellency Dr.Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the Executive Governor of Abia State.Prof Fawehinmi is a Professor of Clinical Anatomy qand Biomedical Anthropology atthe University of Port Harcourt. He is well rooted in the finest academic traditions and has awealth of experience in Institutional Administration having been Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) between 2016 and 2020.He has served in several Statutory and Ad–hoc Committees and Boards, attributes which have equipped him with the requisite skills to provide leadership to a well-informed, articulate and growing academic community. He has been an active member of his National and International Professional Associations where he served as Secretary-General and Member of National Executive Council of the Nigerian Medical Association Rivers State from 1999 to 2000, Editor–in–Chief of the Journal of Anatomical Sciences and President of the Society of Experimental and Clinical Anatomists of Nigeria(2014-2016).He has received many Academic and Community Service Awards and Prizes and is a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and theAcademy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria.Prof Fawehinmi has over 80 articles in reputable peer reviewed mostly indexed journals, to his credit and has participated and served as Resource Person in 64 Conferences, Workshops andTraining Programmes in Africa, Europe, the Middle-East and North America. He has attractedsome National and International Competitive Grants as Principal Investigator and has beeninvolved in the conceptualization and delivery of several MoUs and partnerships between Townand Gown locally and internationally. He has been External Examiner and Assessor to the Professoriate to almost all the first and second generation Universities in the 6 geopoliticalzones of Nigeria, including the University of Exeter United Kingdom and has led VisitationPanels of the National Universities Commission and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to several medical schools. He was recently cited in the 2021 Africa Scientist Rankings by the Alper – Doger Scientific Index. He is married to Hadeezat Omotayo Fawehinmi and they have 5 children