Covenant University
Wins International Invention Award
According to
Punch Newspapers, Covenant University’s inventions have been recognized at
the research and invention exhibition fairs in Brazil and South Korea, where
the institution bagged awards for the invention of latest technologies that
promote creative, happy human and smart cities.
The inventions are products of researches
from the university’s College of Engineering, including a Solar-Powered Weather
Station, which was developed by Dr. Anthony Adoghe; the Green Luminaire by Dr.
Hope Orovwode; and the Energy-Retention Bag by Professor Samuel Wara.
A statement by the institution stated that
the team of researchers from the Covenant University Centre for Research,
Innovation and Discovery, together with officials from the Nigerian Association
of Inventors, made the formal presentation of the awards to the university
management recently.
The President of NAI, Shaka Momodu, who
attended the invention fairs, stated that the awards were won by Covenant
University at the Seoul International Invention Fair, held in November 2015, in
Seoul, Korea, and the UniAmerica, Global Exhibition of Inventions For Creative,
Happy Human and Smart Cities, held in December 2015 in Foz Do Iguacu, in
Parana, Brazil.
He said two of the inventions – the Green
Luminaire and the Solar-Powered Weather Station – won the gold and bronze
awards respectively at the fairs. The Director of CUCRID, Professor Samuel
Wara, stated that the same products had been winning awards in different
exhibitions based on different ratings.
“This simply lends credence to the value of
the inventions in relation to meeting needs across different geographical
locations,” he said.
CU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles Ayo,
congratulated the research team involved in the development of the products,
noting that within three months, the Research Cluster headed by Professor Wara,
through the leadership of the Nigerian Association of Inventors, had never
represented the university anywhere without having proofs to show for the
quality of research in the university.
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