Category: News

In January 2025, the Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE-CEFOR), University of Port Harcourt, participated in an ACE Impact Study Visit to the University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, which held from Monday, January 20 to Wednesday January 22, 2025. The study visit, organized by the Association of African Universities (AAU), in collaboration

In December 2024, following the advertisement for MSc and PhD admissions for the 2024/2025 academic year, and after a rigorous screening process, the Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE-CEFOR), University of Port Harcourt, admitted 43 new post graduate students for the new academic session. 16 new students were admitted in the 1st

The call for new ACE-CEFOR admissions for the 2024/2025 academic year ended in October 2024. This admission is for the 8th batch of ACE-CEFOR PhD students and includes 4 new PhD programmes recently developed and launched at the centre. Also in this call for admissions were 4 new MSc programmes. The new programmes are;1. PhD

ACE-CEFOR joined other ACE Centres in the virtual  12th Regional ACE Impact Workshop, which took place from Monday, October 21 to Tuesday, October 22,  2024. Highlights of the virtual workshop included a Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting on October 21 and the regional workshop on October 22. The opening ceremony of the workshop on Tuesday,

In October 2024, the Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE-CEFOR), University of Port Harcourt, presented one of its PhD students in geology, Ms. Vianney Monkam Elise Kamayou, for her final thesis defence, at the School of Graduate Studies, University of Port Harcourt. Having successfully defended her work, Ms. Vianney, a Cameroonian, joins

From September 25 to 27, 2024, ACE-CEFOR joined other ACE Impact centres from Nigeria, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo, in an ACE Impact Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop for M&E Officers, organized by the Association of African Universities (AAU). Highlights of the workshop which took

On September 23 and 24, 2024, ACE-CEFOR, organized a Seminar for 20 students from the 4th, 5th and 6th batches of the Centre’s PhD students. 10 students from Batches 4 & 5 presented their final seminars, while 10 students from Batch 6 made progress reports on their research work.

On September 17, 2024, The Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA), University of Port Harcourt, in collaboration with ACE-CEFOR organised a 2-day training/workshop for University Professionals and Administrators.  The theme of the event was, “Enhancing Leadership & Management Skills for Optimal Performance in the 21st Century University”. The resource persons for the event included

In September 2024, the Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE-CEFOR), University of Port Harcourt, received staff of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the National Universities Commission (NUC), who were on a joint-verification mission of the University’s DLI 7.6 (Innovation in Teaching and Research) Infrastructure.  The team led by AAU DLI

The call for new ACE-CEFOR admissions for the 2024/2025 academic year is still on-going. This admission will be for the 8th  batch of ACE-CEFOR PhD students and includes 4 new PhD programmes recently developed and launched at the centre. Also in this call for admissions are 4 new MSc programmes.   The new programmes are;