Abubakar Kundiri

Abubakar Kundiri is a professor of soil science. He is the former vice chancellor of Federal University, Dutse and the current vice chancellor of Federal University Wukari,[1] Taraba State, in Nigeria.[2]

Professor

Abubakar Kundiri
Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Wukari
In office
2016 – Present
Personal details
BornNigeria
Alma materUniversity of Maiduguri
OccupationProfessor of Soil science
Known forsoil science

Education

Abubakar Kundiri had his primary education at the ATMN Primary School, Gana-Ropp after which he went to Gindiri Boys Secondary School for his secondary education. He proceeded to University of Maiduguri in 1987 where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in agriculture and in 1991 he had his Master of Science degree in soil science with specialization in soil and water management from the same university.[3] Prof Kundiri earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in soil and water management at Cranfield University in United Kingdom. This was under scholarship from the European Union.

Professional and administrative career

Professor Abubakar Kundiri started his academic career started at the University of Maiduguri as a graduate assistant. He attained the position of a substantive professor in 2006. Professor Kundiri has spent his academic and professional career working in areas to help address the challenges of Agriculture and Environmental Management.[4] He has also been an External Examiner and Visiting Lecturer in a number of higher institutions and has participated in projects and programmes aimed at addressing environmental challenges such as, working closely with national and international groups including the European Union, World Bank, Unesco, International Atomic Energy Agency as well as Federal and State government agencies in Nigeria. With his background in education administration he is also serving in a number of Committees of both Councils and Senates among others.[5]

Honours and recognitions

In addition, he is a member of the fellowship of the soil science[6] Society of Nigeria. He was also the Dean of Students at the University of Maiduguri and the Federal University Dutse where he also held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor. It was from this position that the Council of the Federal University Dutse appointed him vice chancellor of the University.[7] It is a position he held until his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Wukari by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

References
  1. "Prof Kundiri-Counting the gains of Federal University Wukari". Oct 11, 2019.
  2. "Kundiri resumes as VC, Federal University, Wukari". March 30, 2016.
  3. "FUWUKARI". www.fuwukari.edu.ng.
  4. "Why I Started Federal University, Wukari Afresh- Kundiri – Independent Newspapers Nigeria".
  5. "Membership of the Senate" (PDF). www.unimaid.edu.ng. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  6. Tekwa, Ijasini John; Laflen, John Matthew; Kundiri, Abubakar Musa (1 March 2015). "Efficiency test of adapted EGEM model in predicting ephemeral gully erosion around Mubi, Northeast Nigeria". International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 3 (1): 15–27. doi:10.1016/j.iswcr.2015.04.001.
  7. "Kundiri emerges Federal University Dutse new VC". November 20, 2015.
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