Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Research and Training Division
“Our future is being shaped by the astronomic advances that Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) applications are generating.
The world today is experiencing a rapid re-birth of what it used to know of health, education, and development concerns. As connected devices proliferate with 25 billion devices connected to the Internet of Things, the world’s growing population is becoming more connected. The amount of data generated globally is growing at an exponential rate, putting security and privacy at more risk than ever, and more like-minded people are forming groups over and above physical borders.
Technology offers great potential to meet many societal and environmental challenges that hinge on the survival of man, such as energy and food supply, carbon emission, immigration and the search for greener pastures. The advances are rapidly changing workplace skills requirements. Traditional occupations are gradually becoming redundant and new occupations are emerging.
There is therefore urgent need to rethink education and redirect research endeavours to fit the sophistication of future jobs with required skills that match the rapid proliferation of new technologies”.
– Prof Ahmed A. Adedeji
This research and Training Division covers a wide range of disciplines and skills, which are increasingly in demand in our rapidly changing world. Since STEM skills and knowledge are important for all stages of our learning, jobs, and everyday lives, this division commits to ensuring improved research activities and training that will promote the application of these skills and knowledge to advance a healthy and happy environment for the world’s people. The departments are
- Department of Science and Technology
- Physics and Chemistry Research Unit
- Technology and Innovation Science Research Unit
- Computer Science and Information Technology Unit
- Information Science and Applied Technology sub Unit (Robotics)
- Computer Science and Programming subunits
- Department of Engineering and Mathematics
- Engineering in Life Science Research
- Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Research
- Energy, Power and Natural Resources
Options:
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- Energy Science and Power Technology
- Natural Resources and Translational Science
- Software Engineering and Intelligence (AI)
- Telecommunication Science and Engineering