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Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba | |
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| 14th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka | |
| In office June 2014 – 4 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bath Okolo |
| Succeeded by | Charles Arizechukwu Igwe |
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| Born | 21 March 1954 Abba, Njikoka, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Anambra State, Nigeria) |
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba (born 21 March 1954) is a Nigerian Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology who served as the 14th[1] Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.[2] He succeeded Bath Okolo who was the 13th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria.[3] After his tenure, he handed over to the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe.[4] Ozumba served as the provost of the college of medicine of the same university between the years 2004 and 2008.[5] The University of Nigeria became the first university in Nigeria to assemble laptops when he was appointed Vice Chancellor and the university opened its first indigenous University Laptop Assembly Complex. The first batch of laptops bearing the Lion brand were released.[6] UNN also founded the Lion Science Park, Nigeria's first university-based science park.[7] A gasification plant was constructed to create synthetic gas from organic solid materials for use in the production of electric power and other uses for the University of Nigeria community.[8] [9] During his tenure also, the University of Nigeria held the first position amongst Nigerian universities in the Webometrics University Ranking for more than three times in Google Scholar citation profiles.[10][11]
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- ^ "www.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/NzI3". www.unn.edu.ng. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Ozumba named new UNN VC as Okolo bows out - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "The Vice-Chancellor: Professor Charles Arizechukwu Igwe". University Of Nigeria Nsukka. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Prof. Chukwuma Ozumba Emerges UNN New VC". African Examiner. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Vanguard (11 October 2017). "UNN establishes laptop assembly plant". Vanguard (Nigeria).
- ^ NAN (25 July 2018). "UNN strengthens economic transformation through science park -VC". Vanguard (Nigeria).
- ^ Ikem, Felix (20 March 2019). "UNN generates own electricity using organic waste". The Sun (Nigeria).
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (31 March 2021). "UNN research team creates alternative power source". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (24 July 2019). "UNN ranks number one in Nigeria, 17 in Africa, 1,108 globally". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (14 May 2019). "Glad I left UNN better than I met it – Prof Ozumba". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 18 November 2023.