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Joy Chinwe Eyisi | |
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| Born | 3 September 1969 Anambra |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | Author, teacher, motivational speaker |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Title | Adadiebube |
| Board member of | National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja |
| Spouse | Chief (Sir) Ray Ifeanyichukwu Eyisi |
| Awards | Best Paper Presenter Award for 2010 Conference of the International Academy of Linguistics, Behavioural and Social Sciences, Held at Hilton, New Orleans Riverside, Louisiana, United States |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Professor of English |
| Sub-discipline | English as Second Language (ESL) |
| Notable students | Collete Nwadike (2014 Miss Tourism Nigeria & 2015 Exquisite Face of the Universe) |
| Main interests | Teaching English as Second Language (TESL) |
| Notable works | Common Errors in the Use of English Phonetics of English: A Hands-on Guide to Correct Pronunciation A Grammar of English: The Student’s Companion |
Joy Chinwe Eyisi // (born 3 September 1969) is a Nigerian professor, author, scholar, educationalist, and philanthropist of Igbo descent. Between 2006 and 2011, she was Head of Department, English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (NAU), Awka, Anambra State.[1] She is now Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), a position she assumed on 26 October 2017. Eyisi, who was hitherto the Centre Director of NOUN's Study Centre in the National Assembly in Abuja, emerged winner of the election held by the University Senate on 25 October 2017. She succeeds Professor Patrick Eya as the University's first female Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic).[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ "Joy Eyisi emerges first female deputy vice-chancellor". www.daily post.ng. Daily Post. 28 October 2017.
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- ^ "NOUN: Joy Eyisi takes over as new DVC Academic". www.dailynigerian.com. Daily Nigerian. 27 October 2017.