Foundation Polytechnic

AUTOMATIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2013/2014 PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

The Governing council has approved that all candidates admitted into the Departments of Computer Hardware Engineering, Computer Software Engineering, and Networking & System Security for 2013/2014 session be awarded partial scholarship. This was announced by the President of the Polytechnic and Chairman of Governing Council, Mr Edet A. Ekanem during the interactive session he had with newly admitted students on Thursday, 16^th January 2014.  Mr Ekanem, stated that interested candidates for the partial scholarship should obtain admission form from Office of the Registrar or apply online. He explained that admission into those departments is with automatic partial scholarship.

Already, eleven (11) students have been awarded full scholarship to study in Foundation Polytechnic, Ikot Idem, Ikot Ekpene. They are:
 

1. Abasiemek, Itohowo Abel                        Department of Electrical/ Electronic Engineering

2. Udeme, Peter Bassey                                 Department of Networking & System Security

3. Sunday, Idara Matthew                           Department of Business Administration

4. Akpabio, Ijeoma Inemesit                        Department of  Business Administration

5. Umoren, Eno-Abasiubong Alphon          Department of  Networking & System Security

6. Ekanem, Elisha Sunday                           Department of  Computer Engineering

7. Urut, Justina Francis                                Department of  Mass Communication

8. Akpan, Abasifreke Francis                      Department of Mass Communication

9. Sylvester, Blessing Ife                               Department of Accountancy

10. Udoh, John Etetim                                  Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering

11. Gibbson, Peace Edwin                            Department of Mass Communication

The students were awarded scholarship based on the result of Scholarship Test conducted by the Polytechnic on Friday, 29^th November 2013 and Friday, 20^th December  2013.

Two hundred and fourteen (214) other candidates were awarded partial scholarship based on their Test Score to study in Foundation Polytechnic, Ikot Idem, Ikot Ekpene.

 

PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIP LETTERS:
While Presenting the Scholarship letters to the beneficiaries, the President of the Polytechnic and Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr Edet A. Ekanem explained that the Scholarship Scheme was instituted by the Polytechnic to ensure that brilliant candidates who could not pay for Polytechnic education were not denied the opportunity of attending Foundation Polytechnic.

On accreditation of the Polytechnic, Mr Ekanem informed the candidates that all the programmes of Foundation Polytechnic have been given full accreditation by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Kaduna. On the prospect of the programmes, Mr Ekanem explained that the programmes of the Polytechnic are specifically designed to develop low and middle cadre manpower to meet the need of Hi-Tech Industries. He said that these programmes are skill-based tailored to link theoretical knowledge with practical applications in industries. He added that the students on completion of the programme will be equipped with sufficient skills to establish their own businesses if desired.