2016 CONVOCATION: PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Thursday December 8, 2016: Pre-Convocation Press Conference by the Vice Chancellor

Venue:           Senate Chamber

Time:              12 Noon

Tuesday December 13, 2016: Research Fair

Venue:            Front of the Library, Take Off Site.      

Time:              11.00am

Wednesday December 14, 2016: Novelty Football Match

FUNAI Women Association (FUNAI-WA) Vs FUNAI Management

Venue:               FUNAI Sports Arena.

Time:                  4.00pm

Thursday, December 15, 2016: Convocation Carnival

Venue:           From the University to Abakaliki and parade major streets to be designated and terminate at the Stadium parking Lot for a mini-rally

Time:              9am

Friday December 16, 2016: 

Juma’t Service 

Venue:           University Auditorium

Time:              3.00 pm

Sunday December 18, 2016

• Thanks-giving Interdenominational Service.

Venue:           University Auditorium

Time:              10.00am

• VC’S Day/Get-together with pioneer graduating students/Recognition of past officers of FUNAI

Venue:     University Auditorium.

Time:        5pm

Monday, December 19, 2016

(a)       Convocation Lecture

Lecturer:       Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Honourable Minister of Science and Technology

Topic: Pioneering and pioneers: The search for self-sufficiency.  

Chairman of the occassion – Dr. Ihechukwu Madubuike, former Honourable Minister of  Education

Venue:           University Auditorium

Time:              12.00noon

• Convocation Variety Show

Venue:            University Auditorium

Time:              4.30pm

Tuesday, December 20, 2016: Convocation

Award of First Degrees and Prizes and Award of Appreciation/Commendation letters to distinguished personalities who had supported the development of the University

Venue:           Convocation Arena

Time:              11.00am

For enquiries please contact:

Professor Robert Nneli

Chairman, Convocation Ceremonials Committee

+234 803 0877 004