The Enugu government has appointed Aloysius-Michaels Okolie as the new vice-chancellor of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT).

This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Simon Ortuanya, on Tuesday.

The appointment took effect on April 4.

The statement disclosed that Mr Okolie, who hails from Awgu town in Agwu local government area, was a professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

It added that the new vice-chancellor, until his appointment, was the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, UNN.

According to the statement, Mr Okolie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc.) in Political Science/Administrative Studies, a master’s degree and a PhD in International Relations.

“He was a Fulbright scholar in 2004 at the prestigious American Studies Institute on the United States Foreign Policy. He holds a postgraduate Diploma in Management of Higher Education from the Galilee International Management Institute, Israel,” said the statement. “Prof Okolie belongs to several national and international scholarly and professional Associations and has served in several national and international committees.”

(NAN)