Electrical Telecommunication and Computer Engineering

Objectives

The objective of the department is to equip students with appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to

• Advance their higher education in research and development in the electrical, telecommunication and computer engineering fields and interdisciplinary areas to emerge as researchers, experts, and designers;
  
• Acquire theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and talents needed in the world of work;
• Be employable to work in various fields like industries, government and other institutions in order to meet the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals (i.e. Eradication of Poverty and Education for All)
• Be entrepreneurs, self-employed and job creators
• Inculcate creativity and innovativeness into engineering practice
• Be firmly grounded with ethics in engineering and develop them to meet the challenges of work and socio-economic environments
• Have a broad range of knowledge and skills necessary for a career in engineering
• Develop skills in construction technology, production and project management
• Have the ability to plan, design, and tender for and execute construction projects by working for and with other partners or by self-employment.
• Upgrade and update their technical knowledge in the respective specialised fields of computer engineering.
• Attain qualifications to meet the needs of staff development for universities, technical colleges, and the industry.

Mission

The department strives to:

• Educate students and provide them with the skills they need to design, assess and improve electrical, telecommunications and computer systems.
• Prepare students for professional careers and advanced studies.
• Serve as a resource of electrical, telecommunications and computer engineering expertise at the local, regional and international levels.
• conduct high-impact research of technical influence and recognized excellence

Vision

The departmentcâ¬â„cs graduates will:

• Use their electrical, telecommunications and computer engineering education to start on a well-informed career path.
• Acquire engineering skills and technological knowledge needed to design, assess and improve electrical and electronic systems.
• Become world-class innovators and researchers through dedicated department academic staff and strong relationships with a wide range of industries.
• Understand the basic principles that underlie modern electrical, electronic and computational technology.
• Take on marketing positions in technology companies, and pursue research opportunities.

Philosophy

We regard every  student as having the ability to attain excellence through the acquisition of knowledge and moral values so as to become productive graduates capable of participating and developing knowledge to better understand the 21st century skills in science, technology, engineering  and innovation, for the development of self, society and nation.

Core Values

The Department is committed to providing a conducive teaching and learning environment tailored at producing excellent graduates who are:

• Creative
• Innovative
• With good moral standards
• Competent enough to drive the industrial revolution in the area of Electrical, Telecom, and Computer engineering thus meeting the needs of the engineering job market.