Gregory University Signs MoU With Russian University, Set For Maiden Induction Of Medical Doctors

Gregory University Signs MoU With Russian University, Set For Maiden Induction Of Medical Doctors

The College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gregory University, Uturu, Abia state, will on December 5, 2023 hold it’s maiden induction ceremony of medical doctors at Michael Okpara Auditorium in Umuahia.

According to statement issued by the varsity management, the Registrar of the  regulatory agency for Medical practice in Nigeria, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), Dr Tajudeen Sanusi is expected to administer the statutory Physicians Oath while also officiating the handover of official documents to the fresh medical doctors.

Gregory University invites the public to attend the milestone event, which, incidentally, coincides with the consummation of a mutually beneficial linkage relationship with People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University Moscow).

Disclosing details about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered into by the two institutions, the Vice Chancellor of Gregory University, Uturu, Prof. Augustine Uwakwe, while speaking in a telephone conversation from Moscow, stated that the parties agreed to strengthen joint education programmes in the fields of space research and applications while establishing dual Bachelor’s and Masters degree programmes in Space Science, Data Engineering and Space Systems.

According to Prof Uwakwe, the development is in line with the GUU established tradition of globalizing scholarship through the consummation of linkage partnerships with ivy league institutions around the world, stressing that the recent collaboration with RUDN Moscow is targeted at commencing from September 2024.

It will be recalled that since inception in 2012, Gregory University, Uturu has continued to blaze the trail by acquiring approval and securing accreditation from both National Universities Commission (NUC) and relevant professional bodies for such sought-after programmes as Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Engineering, among many others.