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UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by PsmartexLLB(m): 9:39pm On Oct 31, 2015 |
• It was a dream come true - The 7 aspiring engineers By Obialunamma Nwadiogbu EKWULOBIA-VICE Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka , Prof. Joseph Ahaneku is a happy man now following the feat achieved by his students.This was because the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the university had again proved that it was not just good in theory but also in the practical aspect of their studies. Seven graduating students from the department constructed a "made in Nigeria" mini bus to the satisfaction of the university community. The journey into car manufacturing in the university started last year, when a group of five students from the same department produced a Formula 1 car called AutoZIK. The seven students include Ezeigwe Chitoo, Obinani Victor, Ezeanolue Ifeanyi, Okoro Chinaza, Ominigbo Fidelis, Nwobodo Nnamdi and Ogbu Thaddeus. They were supervised by the Head of the department, Dr. C.H. Achebe. South East Voice learned that the group, which is known as ‘AUTOZIK II,’ spent over five months constructing the mini bus for shuttles within and around the university with locally sourced materials. Like the popular saying, "What a man can do, a woman can do even better," the conspicuous presence of a female, 'Okoro Chinaza' in the team spoke volumes. On how she was able to surmount the challenges as the only female in the midst of her male counterparts with respect to the stress associated with such herculean tasks, she said: "I had always been in their midst right from my first year in school, so it was not really a big deal." She disclosed that she had always followed her passion regardless of what people around said or thought. Narrating the success story, one of the engineers, Ezeigwe Chitoo, said that the project was a dream come true. "The Autozik group made the design using CAD software, and all necessary simulation softwares for the analysis, putting the environment into critical consideration. The bus has good seating positions, better fuel conservation, good passenger view and very good aesthetics. It was built to suit the topography of our environment and the weather condition we have in this part of the world," he said. According to him, the bus was constructed from start to finish, inside the mechanical workshop of the university. He disclosed that the project was aimed at advancing the ergonomic standard of existing shuttle buses. The bus can be compared to other foreign produced ones and it is outstanding. Also speaking, a member of the team, Ifeanyi said: "The AUTOZIK team had gone through a whole lot before arriving at this platform. When we started, many thought we will not come this far, but today they have come to rejoice with us. "We thank God, who has brought us this far, we also thank our supervisor and the Head of Department Dr. C.H. Achebe, for his fatherly advice and support throughout the duration of the project," he happily said.The bus was test-driven within and outside the university to prove that it was movable, durable and above all, fully made in Nigeria.Some of the students of the department, in an interview, commended the efforts of Dr. Achebe and his team of lecturers, who, according to them, were doing great job, by igniting the spirit and the zeal of invention and innovation in Nigeria. They also commended the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ihueze Toochukwu, who, they said, had brought huge improvement to the Faculty of Engineering and re-branding the system.The team further praised the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ahaneku, who according to them, had changed the face of the institution, wiped out examination malpractice and improved the standard of learning.According to Chitoo, Ahaneku's support for the Faculty of Engineering had increased the zeal for invention and ingenuity in the faculty.
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Re: UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by Feebie4All(m): 9:41pm On Oct 31, 2015 |
nice development guys. u did well |
Re: UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by PsmartexLLB(m): 9:44pm On Oct 31, 2015 |
dey really tried |
Re: UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by ametu166(m): 8:34pm On Nov 01, 2015 |
E move? |
Re: UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by PsmartexLLB(m): 10:14pm On Nov 01, 2015 |
ametu166:only God knw oo |
Re: UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by chitosamax: 3:13pm On Apr 17, 2016 |
WOW!!! THE MADE IN NAIJA MINI BUS BY UNIZIK ENGINEERS, LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER The thought that this mini bus was designed and constructed in Nigeria, by Nigerian Engineers and not foreign Engineers, working here as expatriates; is indeed a hard one to believe, as it is looking more foreign than home made. The thought that it was produced inside the University workshop of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, by 7 Graduate Engineers of Mechanical Engineering Department, of the Faculty of Engineering, is certainly a hard bone to swallow. These lads have given in their best, to put up this gigantic project within a very short frame of time, and thus, it has become the talk of the town. One will wonder how undergraduates, who know they have got very limited time to stay in the University and so, should enjoy their last days within the 4-walls of the University, still gave in to stressful and strenuous nights at the workshop, just to write their names on the sands of time. These guys are worth all the laurels and awards in this country at this particular point in time and thus, be given immediate employment, so that their brains and zeal towards invention are kept in line. They are: EZEIGWE CALLISTUS CHITOO OBINANI VICTOR CHIMDIKE NWOBODO NNAMDI MIRACLE OGBU THADDEUS IKENNA OMINIGBO FIDELIS IGHO EZEANOLUE IFEANYI EMMA OKORO CHINAZA Worthy of note, is the fact that they have got a female Engineer in their midst, one very fragile from the outside and has got the necessary doggedness to pull through and be outstanding. Obliviously, these students are geniuses, as it is only people in that category that can put up something like this, using crude equipment and 100% local content. They improvised for barely everything that can be found in that mini bus, from the chassis to its roofing. The bus was even test driven in front of the Minister of state for Education, Prof Anthony Onwuka and other top dignitaries present during the National Universities Commission Exhibition (NUC), held in UNIZIK. This goes a long way to tell the world out there that, this is Naija's giant invention, its has been tested, and its indeed it can be trusted. A warm kudoz! to these guys, for it is certain that a bright future awaits them. A big congratulations to their supervisor and the Head of Department at that time, Dr. C.H Achebe, for giving his boys every necessary vigor they needed to carry out this work, and above all, for being leading by example. It will be a dream come true, if we have other indigenous Automobile companies springing up, joining forces with The Innoson Motors (IVM), such that we can someday have our country flooded with made in Nigeria vehicles. If we must succeed in diversifying the economy of this country, we must start with them, to help boost our Automobile sector. We wish them the best in their field of specialization, as we look forward to bringing our country on the top list of Innovators in the world. 1 Share
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Re: UNIZIK Students Produce Mini Bus by bobo65(m): 3:16am On Apr 18, 2016 |
We are very close to getting there Unizik is a very good sch Nigerians are very intelligent Big ups Cc dragnet honsule |
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