The FUTMinna Campus Workshop is an initiative aimed at fostering open access (OA) awareness and strengthening the Academic Publishing Centre (APC) at the Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna). It will engage scholars, educators, and librarians in the OA book pilot, providing hands-on training and advocacy to expand their participation and operational capabilities.
| Time | Agenda | Speaker | Moderator |
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| SESSION I: OPENING CEREMONY | |||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration | --- | --- |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Welcome Remarks | Prof. Abdulsalami Sanni Kovo (Director, Academic Publishing Centre, FUTMinna) | |
| 09:05 - 09:10 | Opening Remarks | Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta (Vice-Chancellor, FUTMinna) | |
| 09:10 - 09:15 | Goodwill message from TETFund | Mr. Abdullahi Baba Imam (Director, Education Support Services, TETFund) | |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | From Print to Open: Revolutionising Academic Publishing with the FUTMinna BookHub Open Access Initiative | Dr. Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan (Director, Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL), FUT Minna) | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Tea Break + Group Photographs | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 | BookHub: Enabling Seamless Open Access Book Publishing | Ms. Florence Iweha & Mr. Oreva Orior (Datasphir Solutions Limited) | --- |
| SESSION II: BRIDGING RESEARCH, PUBLISHING & POLICY: THE FUTURE OF OPEN ACCESS AT FUTMINNA | |||
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Shaping the Future of Research: The Case for Open Access & Open Science at FUTMinna | Dr Sadiat Adetoro Salau (Head, Systems and Multimedia Division, FUT Minna Library) |
Prof Conrad A. Omonhinmin (Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies & Co-ordinator, Open Access/Science, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State) |
| 11:50 - 13:00 | Panel Discussion: Policy, Publishing, and Research: Advancing Open Access at FUTMinna | Prof Ambali Saka Abdulkareem (Chairman, FUTMinna Research Policy Committee) Prof Chiemela Enyinnaya Chinma (Director of Research and Innovation, FUTMinna) Prof Morenikeji O. Oluwole (Editor, Nigerian Journal of Technological Research, FUTMinna) Dr Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan (Director, Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL), FUT Minna) |
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| 13:00 - 14:15 | Lunch & Networking | ||
| SESSION III: TOWARDS AN EQUITABLE AND ENDURING ACADEMIC BOOK PUBLISHING FRAMEWORK FOR NIGERIA | |||
| 14:15 - 15:45 | Catalysing a National Open Access Book Ecosystem |
Prof Albert Agbegunde (Chair, TETFUND Advisory Group) Prof Manu Donga (Director, APC North-East Zone, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH)) Prof Adamu Aliyu (Director, APC North-West Zone, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS)) Sebastian Abel Sanke General Manager/ CEO Jos University Press Mr. Ahmad Ibrahim Jae (Director, Ahmadu Bello University Press) Prof Olubayi Adewale (Director, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Press) Dr Nojisola Shodipe (Director, APC South-West Zone, University of Lagos (UNILAG)) |
APC North-Central Zone, FUTMinna |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | WRAP-UP | Dr Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan Director, Centre for Open Distance and e-Learning (CODeL), FUT Minna Prof Abdulsalami Sanni Kovo Director, Academic Publishing Center, FUTMinna |
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Address: SICT Auditorium, Gidan Kwano Campus, Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMinna), Niger State, Nigeria
Contact: +2347068155501 | fj.dayan@futminna.edu.ng