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Skyline University Nigeria Hosts Students of Intercontinental College on Changing Gear and Campus Tour

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To give opportunity to prospective students looking to gain admission into Skyline University Nigeria (SUN), to explore SUN campus and learn about the academic experience, campus landmarks, residential life, dining and the SUN history and traditions as well as what lecture in the university feels like, the University has organize a ‘Changing Gear’ Seminar and campus tour for the Students of Intercontinental College Kano. The Seminar which was organized on 30th June, 2021 provided a glimpse of the university’s beautiful campus and allowed students to connect with faculty members. Ms. Jyoti Rajwar who spoke on the theme of the seminar, “waste management and future career opportunities”, stated that while waste management is a concern for many, researchers have found an opportunity in it. “The conversion of waste to energy is the most up-and-coming opportunity”. She stated. Ms. Jyoti who defined waste management to includes the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal, added that thermal technologies and biological technologies have offered a breakthrough in this area. She stated that in the future, waste to energy would be responsible for generating biodegradable feedstock while adding that in Nigeria, there are over 90 waste management jobs on demand. The University Registrar, Mr. Haruna Aliyu, while giving his remarks, appreciated the students participation in the seminar, which he stated, was organized to prepare them for the life in the university. “There are diverse waste management career opportunities amongst others, this kind of seminar will help you look into the various careers relating to your choosen course of study”. He advised. The Changing Gear event was organized by the Marketing Department of Skyline University Nigeria, and Anchored by the Director of Academic Support Service (DASS), Ms. Sarada Maganti. The Event ended with a tour of the university’s Campus.

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Students of Skyline University Nigeria (SUN) Paid Industrial Visit to the Gidan Makama Museum, Kano State

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Skyline University Nigeria (SUN), In a bid to assert its mission of learning driven by technology, which is to nurture creativity and the spirit of entrepreneurship for all its stakeholders has engaged 100 level students of International Relations and Mass Communication on an Industrial visit to the Gidan Makama Museum, Kano State. The visit was a very impactful experience for the students, who had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the history of Northern Nigeria in terms of its rich cultural heritage. The students being led by Dr. Olumide Abraham Ajayi, a lecturer in the School of Art, Management and Social Science, and Mr. Saka Shehu, the Corporate Affair Supervisor, arrived at the Museum on 29th June 2021, for practical exposure and an understanding of the nature and character of Pre-colonial/Colonial Government amongst Nigeria rulers. The museum is divided into 11 galleries, each with its centre of focus. The main entrance hall with displays of traditional materials, city walls, and maps of Kano, the history of statehood, Kano in the 19th century, the Civil War, economy, industry, and music. Mr. Saad Uba Kwali, the Senior Museum Education Officer, while receiving the visiting team from SUN, explained the vision of the Kano Gidan Makama Museum. He stated that it was constructed in the 15th century with a significant amount of collections of arts, crafts, and items of historic interest related to the Kano area and is recognized as a National Monument by the Government of Nigeria.  While speaking about the importance of the visit, Dr. Ajayi stated that it was planned to help get the students excited about course subjects and to expand their knowledge of real-world problems outside classes. “We want to encourage as many connections to the real world as possible, that will provide additional context and clarity in the subject taught. Industrial Visits are peculiar with studies as faculty members regularly encouraged them. The students visited the different sections within the museum and enjoyed it.

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SUN Professor Articulates a Go-Getter Initiative in Revamping the Covid-19 Vaccine Production Capacity

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Susanta Pahari, a Professor of Biochemistry at Skyline University Nigeria (SUN), has stated that the Nigerian Government could take a go-getter initiative in revamping the vaccine production capacity in the Country by taking a cue from the menace of recent global pandemic of Covid- 19. He made this suggestion while presenting in his keynote address at the 1st Chemistry International Conference, Workshop, and Exhibition session, organized by the Department of Chemistry, School of Science Education of the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State, on 28th June 2021. Prof. Susanta, who spoke on the theme of the conference, “Drug discovery as a panacea to extinguishing the pandemism and epidemism of the infectious diseases”, stated that the efficacy and safety of all genre of Traditional Medicines, needs to be tested and validated through rigorous clinical trial before its administered to patient. As he pointed out, repurposing these traditional medicines as a cure for Covid- 19 lacks clinical evidence. As far as Sub-Saharan Africa, he remarked that herbal remedies are often co-administered alone or combined with allopathic drugs and many of these plant-based medicines have since been informally repurposed by various users for COVID-19 prevention and symptomatic management as simple home remedies. Two other phytomedical remedies from Cameroon (Elixir COVID and Adsak COVID) have been developed from undisclosed indigenous plants that have been claimed to reverse the effect of COVID-19, clear the virus from patients’ body fluid, etc.  While stating that there are still deficiencies in the clinical research evidence on the integration of traditional medical treatment for Covid- 19, mainly embodying a small sample size, absence of a control group, etc. He added that employing a standardized randomized controlled trial (RCT) will produce more convincing scientific evidence to prescribe traditional medicines in the cure for Covid- 19. On the role that Government can play, he applauded the Nigerian government through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for subjecting not less than 21 herbal formulations for clinical trial and observing the outcome.

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Green Human Resource Management

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Introduction Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) is a new conceptual model that has gained prominence in the world, particularly in the corporate environment. Green HR as eco-friendly drives, prompts better efficiencies, less expense, and elevates representative commitment levels. Green HR creativities help organizations discover elective approaches to reduce expenses without losing their top intellectual talents and in long term, it focuses on a strategic initiative to promote sustainable business practices in the emerging business scenario. In green HR, HRM arrangements are utilized to animate and uphold the reasonable utilization of assets and protect the indigenous habitat. Green HR concentrates on a turn of events, execution, and upkeep of all exercises pointed toward making individual staff steady and focused on realistic objectives. It incorporates the HR function of staffing, performance appraisal, and execution, lined up with the organization’s objectives. It includes all experts and specialists in adopting economical practices and improving awareness about an eco-friendly way of life. They incorporate the advancement of energy conservation. Importance of Green HRM The significance of green HRM for both the organization and the worker, include: Enhancement in the retention rate of employee Upgrading public image Attracting better employees Progress in productivity and sustainability Decrease in the environmental impact of the company Value-added competitiveness and increased overall performance Examples of GHRM Practices E-bikes and E- Cars for representatives who are engaged in fieldwork and marketing-distribution activities. Organizing vehicle pool administration for pick and drop to the office. Buying things from nearby sellers to avoid travel and traffic. Save power by starting work early in the morning Create eco-accommodating mentalities among representatives Reduce the desk work by doing it on the web Recycle the wastage of firm Teleconferencing and webinar can decrease the time and energy Monitor water supply to save water   Green HRM Practices Encourage job seekers to use online portals of the company on career and recruitment processes. Inquiry through telephone and official E-mail of the company and video panel interviews with recent apps such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google meet, webex meet, etc to reduce the traveling time and unsolicited paperwork. Announcement of Green prizes and rewards to employees who are rehearsing nature-friendly approach to their working environment and show the means through carbon credit equalizers, free E-bikes, and pollution-free vehicles for transportation to the workplace place.  Modern business can establish a green business climate by decreasing the utilization of printing papers, expanding the usage of recycling stationaries, utilizing eco-friendly groceries, bag and reduce the usage of crushed bottled water and plastics in the working environment. Companies can advise the employees to use public transport or carpooling for reaching the office and initiate GHRM by providing subsidies in interest-free loans to purchase hybrid cars and E- vehicles. Conduct business conferences and gatherings through the web, group calls, and video conferencing any place conceivable to moderate business travel. Encourage the employee to use luminous light bulbs and turn off lights, computers, and printers after work hours and on weekends for further energy reductions. Work with IT to change to workstations over personal computers since PCs burn through up to 70% less force and power. Conclusion Green HRM helps in accomplishing more prominent, efficiency with negligible consumption. It takes out ecological waste and makes the best use of refurbished HR talents and potential skills of the employees. It intends to build employer-employee commitment in a workplace that permits the organization to work in a natural working setup. Green HRM can assist with diminishing carbon impressions, appropriate usage of assets, and successful utilization of energy. Greening, the climate should likewise be possible all the more successfully just when similar inventive practices are executed in each capacity of the association with the end goal that the world turns into a greatly improved and a more joyful spot to live in. References Jayashree, M. and A. Selvarani. (2019). “Green HRM: A Road Map to Sustainability”, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, February, Volume 6, Issue 1. Zoogah, D. B. (2011). “The Dynamics of Green HRM Behaviors: A Cognitive Social Information Processing Approach”, German Journal of Human Resource Management, 25 (2), pp. 117-139. Jain, A. (2016). “Green Human Resource Management Concept in Indian Industries Present Scenario”, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Allied Research Review and Practices, 3 (7), pp. 171-181.      

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Well Developed Communication Skills are Vital to Academic and Career Success, Says Expert

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Speaker at the ‘Changing Gear’ seminar, Mr. Adetunji Adelokun, has advised students of Zayyad Academy, Kano to strive to develop excellent communication skills, without which they run the risk of falling behind their peers in school and the workplace. He gave this advice, amongst others on Saturday, 27th June 2021. While making his presentation on the theme ‘Effective Communication in Public Speaking’, Mr. Adetunji stated that well-developed communication skills are vital to a student’s success. “At all levels of education and life, individuals must be able to communicate effectively because success in the world today, depends on solid communication skills”, he said. He added that a student who can effectively ask questions and get help from a teacher will mostly be more successful than students who do not. The Vice-Chancellor of the Skyline University Nigeria, Dr. Ajith Kumar V.V, making his remarks, stated that effective communication builds strong relationships and, while it may not come naturally to many of us, it’s an invaluable skill. He advised the students to take advantage of the training to cultivate a passion for career building. “Becoming an excellent communicator will take determination and practice and it will be well worth it in both your professional and personal life”. The VC stated.  The University’s Registrar, Mr. Haruna Aliyu also shared his thought on the seminar. He advised the students to prepare themselves for the freedom that comes with being members of a university community, which he stated could be a most dangerous time in a student’s life. He charged the students to concentrate on studies and the opportunities that will help them gain diverse skills. The event came to an end with a remark by the university’s Director of Academic Support Services, Ms. Sarada Maganti, who advised the students to take up courses that can help them pursue their passion during their degree pregramme. The event was concluded with a tour of the university facilities by the visiting student.

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Guest Lecturer Tasks SUN Students on Thankfulness

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Students of Skyline University Nigeria (SUN) have been sensitized to ensure thankfulness as they pursue their academic Programmemes in the university as well as in their career life. Guest Lecturer, Sheeba Hasnain at the 3rd Guest Lecture Series organized by the Corporate Affairs Department of the university, handed down this message on 25th June 2021. Ms. Sheeba, a senior IT, and Digital Transformation Specialist brought into focus, the theme of thankfulness as an art of appreciation that can enlighten the whole of humanity. She defined thankfulness as an art of living the most flourished life. An extract from her book “Thankfulness: the art”, published in 2019 by the Sharjah International Book Fair. According to her, technology makes our life easier and more efficient, whereas spirituality leads us to attain contentment, happiness and satisfying life. She stressed that both have to complement each other in a balanced way to make a blissful life. The Guest speaker also affirmed that being appreciated is more lovable to human nature. As she described it, “When we appreciate and support the deeds of others, we make them feel good and boost their desire to do more good work in this world. It shows our gratitude, recognition of the quality, value and significance of people and things. Learning to appreciate others can help us live a better life and become better people. Earlier in his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of Skyline University Nigeria, Professor Ajith Kumar V.V, appreciated the guest speaker for sparing her valuable time to speak to the students of the university about thankfulness. He, however, expressed appreciation for the SUN team about what he considered seemingly important of the students of the university that would help them become better and much more productive individuals. He, therefore, sensitized the students to always give thanks, despite the challenges that life may bring. The 3rd Guest Lecture Series was impactful, interactive and had in attendants, a huge turnup of students, and Staff and Faculty.

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Job Loss – Job Gain – Job Asymmetry

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Automation of jobs is the fallout of technological advancement and it is unidirectional. I believe the decline of population below replacement level is one of the natural drives in favor of automation in the developed world. The issue of automation instantly produces fear of massive job loss resulting in unemployment, poverty, restlessness, and disorder in society. Being a citizen in the have-not divide of the world, incites terrible nervousness thinking about the future of the young generation, and how will they survive? This phenomenon is not new, it has already happened earlier with the introduction of computer in the workplace in the nineties when I was in my college days. Left-leaning ideologues were fighting tooth and nail against the introduction of computers in workplaces. However that fear has been proved to be wrong, in fact, computerization and digitization have created more employment and prosperity to the world. Now at the beginning of the fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) (1), when it is transforming from computerization/digitization to automation, the same worries of job loss and unemployment have resurfaced. Experiences of the past indicate that resistance in accepting the industrial revolution has become a futile exercise and caused harm to those establishments who resisted it.  At this backdrop, recent predictions from World Economic Forum (WEF) (2, 3), “machines will create more jobs than they destroy”, will bring back hope and confidence to the youth. The report says that automation would eliminate 85 million jobs by 2025 but expects 97 million new jobs to be created, meaning an overall addition of 12 million jobs. These are the following jobs the WEF expects to be lost and gained to machines by 2025: A comparative examination of the above table indicates that the job creation and progress of the economy will demand more intelligence and a specific set of skills among job seekers. General attributes of graduates like somewhat capability of reading, writing, arithmetical calculation, and just basic computational skills (handling of MS Word/Powerpoint/Excel etc.) may not be sufficient, though required as default, to fetch in so-called “jobs of tomorrow”(JOTO). As manufacturing is also becoming automated, physical labor will be less required in the working places.  But careful observation of the above table may indicate a couple of trends (a) asymmetry in educational choice and (b) asymmetry in the geographical location of job generation, in the future. The listed ten areas of job creation streamline the requirement of sound knowledge and application of mathematics/statics (analytical) and computational (software, Programmeming, coding etc.) related disciplines. Therefore the demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) related courses will shoot up and intelligent students will adopt the trend of JOTO as listed above. But the size of the student population of good talents successful in STEM subjects is not too big. Hence, there is a parallel trend among students of major portion, who are not so good in science subjects in school days, and usually will migrate to commerce/business-related discipline. But as the number of jobs from this domain will gradually disappear because of automation, a vacuum might be generated for these mediocre levels of students in finding jobs. This will also reflect in the offering of courses from the educational institutions too.  The second asymmetric development may arise in the cluster of the location of JOTO. Application of automation will be dominant in the industrialized nation, and the educational institutions belonging to those countries are also well equipped to nurture talents as required by JOTO. A combination of these two factors will spawn asymmetry in the geographical location of job provision in the days to come.   To my consideration, the development of these two courses of asymmetries in the future is inevitable. Therefore, severe challenges in job creation will be looming in front of the developing world in continuation for their economic growth in the era of Industry 4.0. References: (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Industrial_Revolution (2)https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/20/wef-says-machines-will-create-jobs-but-warns-of-pandemic-disruption.html (3) https://www.zdnet.com/article/technology-is-about-to-destroy-millions-of-jobs-but-if-were-lucky-it-will-create-even-more/   Dr. Susanta Pahari is a Professor of Biochemistry in Skyline University Nigeria. He has a PhD in Biochemistry from University of Calcutta, India. You can join the conversation on Facebook @SkylineUniversityNG and on Twitter @SkylineUNigeria

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Job Loss – Job Gain – Job Asymmetry

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Automation of jobs is the fallout of technological advancement and it is unidirectional. I believe the decline of population below replacement level is one of the natural drives in favor of automation in the developed world. The issue of automation instantly produces fear of massive job loss resulting in unemployment, poverty, restlessness, and disorder in society. Being a citizen in the have-not divide of the world, incites terrible nervousness thinking about the future of the young generation, and how will they survive? This phenomenon is not new, it has already happened earlier with the introduction of computer in the workplace in the nineties when I was in my college days. Left-leaning ideologues were fighting tooth and nail against the introduction of computers in workplaces. However that fear has been proved to be wrong, in fact, computerization and digitization have created more employment and prosperity to the world. Now at the beginning of the fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) (1), when it is transforming from computerization/digitization to automation, the same worries of job loss and unemployment have resurfaced. Experiences of the past indicate that resistance in accepting the industrial revolution has become a futile exercise and caused harm to those establishments who resisted it.  At this backdrop, recent predictions from World Economic Forum (WEF) (2, 3), “machines will create more jobs than they destroy”, will bring back hope and confidence to the youth. The report says that automation would eliminate 85 million jobs by 2025 but expects 97 million new jobs to be created, meaning an overall addition of 12 million jobs. These are the following jobs the WEF expects to be lost and gained to machines by 2025: A comparative examination of the above table indicates that the job creation and progress of the economy will demand more intelligence and a specific set of skills among job seekers. General attributes of graduates like somewhat capability of reading, writing, arithmetical calculation, and just basic computational skills (handling of MS Word/Powerpoint/Excel etc.) may not be sufficient, though required as default, to fetch in so-called “jobs of tomorrow”(JOTO). As manufacturing is also becoming automated, physical labor will be less required in the working places.  But careful observation of the above table may indicate a couple of trends (a) asymmetry in educational choice and (b) asymmetry in the geographical location of job generation, in the future. The listed ten areas of job creation streamline the requirement of sound knowledge and application of mathematics/statics (analytical) and computational (software, Programmeming, coding etc.) related disciplines. Therefore the demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) related courses will shoot up and intelligent students will adopt the trend of JOTO as listed above. But the size of the student population of good talents successful in STEM subjects is not too big. Hence, there is a parallel trend among students of major portion, who are not so good in science subjects in school days, and usually will migrate to commerce/business-related discipline. But as the number of jobs from this domain will gradually disappear because of automation, a vacuum might be generated for these mediocre levels of students in finding jobs. This will also reflect in the offering of courses from the educational institutions too.  The second asymmetric development may arise in the cluster of the location of JOTO. Application of automation will be dominant in the industrialized nation, and the educational institutions belonging to those countries are also well equipped to nurture talents as required by JOTO. A combination of these two factors will spawn asymmetry in the geographical location of job provision in the days to come.   To my consideration, the development of these two courses of asymmetries in the future is inevitable. Therefore, severe challenges in job creation will be looming in front of the developing world in continuation for their economic growth in the era of Industry 4.0. References: (1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Industrial_Revolution (2)https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/20/wef-says-machines-will-create-jobs-but-warns-of-pandemic-disruption.html (3) https://www.zdnet.com/article/technology-is-about-to-destroy-millions-of-jobs-but-if-were-lucky-it-will-create-even-more/   Dr. Susanta Pahari is a Professor of Biochemistry in Skyline University Nigeria. He has a PhD in Biochemistry from University of Calcutta, India. You can join the conversation on Facebook @SkylineUniversityNG and on Twitter @SkylineUNigeria

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Skyline University Nigeria Receives Commendation from Jamb Supervisors on CBT Centre

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The Supervisor, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) assigned to Skyline University Nigeria Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre, Dr. Aminu Yakubu, being accompanied by Resident Monitor Prof Mikail Umar Kiru, Biometric Verification Reporting (BVR) Officer, Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, JAMB Technical Officer, Eng. Abdullahi Musa Gwadabe, NSCDC Security amongst others, has commended the University Management for its conducive environment and necessary facilities experienced during the JAMB 2021/2022 examination. He gave this commendation on Wednesday, 23rd June 2021, when he paid a courtesy call to the office of the SUN Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ajith Kumar V.V. In his commendation of Biometric verification exercise: pre-examination and post-examination, he rated highly the University’s professionality in handling security issues; the conduct of candidates in and outside the examination hall; conduct of the officials of the examination; the Facilities and arrangement of candidates inside the examination hall. Earlier, Professor Ajith, while receiving the visitors, appreciated the positive comment by the supervisor, especially in the areas of the university’s facilities and infrastructure that meet evolving needs at a competitive level and are an asset to recruit and retain quality students, faculty, and staff. “We find it necessary to improve our space, to accommodate our plans for the various schools and departments”, the Vice-Chancellor added. Also present at the meeting were the University’s Head Librarian/JAMB Centre Administrator, Mr. Kabiru Danladi Garba, the Registrar of SUN, Mr Haruna Aliyu, the JAMB Internal Coordinator, Mr. Fadilu Yakasai, Technical Support I, Mr. Ibrahim Babangida Auwal, and the Technical Support II, Mr. Bello Augustine.

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5 Common Problems Affecting Students Academic Performance

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Apart from skills and experiences, academic performance is one of the factors considered by employers in hiring staff for their respective organizations. The staff will be responsible for the organization’s development and overall growth. Students have to put in much effort in their studies to obtain good grades and prepare themselves for future opportunities in the workplace environment. But there are certain common problems affecting students’ academic performance. Five of these problems includes: Feeling overwhelmed Having Poor Sleep Habits Skipping Classes Unable to balance social and academic life Procrastination University can make you feel overwhelmed with the requirements of life (Friends, daily pressure of campus life, texting and talking as well as socializing). You should not let this go for long. Consider talking to someone, seeking advice from a professional to help you organize, prioritize and manage the pressure being placed on you. You can become ineffective in your work in school as an undergraduate student because of poor sleeping habits. The effect of sleep deprivation on your health can challenge your current study as well as your physical and mental health. The temptation to skip classes may be high at times, but when you do this, you will likely spend your money gathering information given during class times and you will not receive the benefit of the instruction as well as information regarding grading, future assignments, and opportunities outside the classroom. you may also be failing to spend time with professors and classmates who may, upon graduation, become part of a valuable network.  While college promotes both social as well as academic experience, these must be balanced to maximize success in both areas. procrastinating may have been an acceptable exercise in Secondary/High school but will likely become a challenge in the university. When we do not get to know and spend time with classmates, professors, and other academic advisors, we lack support and a place to go for ideas and answers when a problem does arise.

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