Professor Kaletapwa G. Farauta, the current vice-Chancellor of Adamawa State University, was born on the 28th November 1965 at Numan. In the north she has been able to carve a niche for herself in education hence, she is the only northerner on KOKO’s list for women in education.
She hails from Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. She attended Numan II Primary School, Numan from 1973-1979, and went to Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Yola from 1979 to 1983. She had a National Certificate in Education (NCE) from Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola, in 1987, a B.Sc. (Agricultural Education) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1989), M.Sc. (Agricultural Extension) from the same University (1995) and a PhD (Agricultural Technology Education (2008) from the Federal University of Technology, now Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola. Prof. Kaletapwa G.
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Farauta did her one year of National Service at the College of Agriculture Akure, Ondo State (1990-1991), during 1991 service year she taught Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Yola from May to October 1991 from where she started teaching and research at the Federal University of Technology now the Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola in October 1991 to date. She was the Executive Chairman of Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) from July –October 2014. Prof. Farauta served as the Honourable Commissioner, Adamawa State Ministry of Higher Education from 28th August 2015 to 17th July 2017 where merit and an excellent record of service led to her appointment as the Acting Vice-Chancellor.
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Since her assumption of office, the fortunes of the university have since assumed better dimensions. She held various academic and administrative responsibilities at the Modibbo Adama University and Technology Yola, among which are: Coordinator, Agricultural Education Department, 1993-2005, Teaching Practice Co-Ordinator, 1995 – 2000, Supervision of Under/Post Graduate Projects, 2000-date, Projects Co-ordinator, 2007-2009, Chairman, Convocation feeding Committee, 2009, Chairman, Examination Malpractice Committee, School of Science and Technology Education, 2009, Acting Dean, School of Technology and Science Education, 2009-2010, Head, Vocational Education Department, 2010-2012, Post Graduate Co-ordinator, Vocational Education Department, 2015. Chairman, Vocational Education Welfare Committee, 2016, Member, Lectures, Awards and Prizes Committee, 2017, Member, University Development Committee, Member, Vice-Chancellor’s/Principal Officers send-forth Committee, Member, Committee on Assessment of University Secondary School, Coordinator, Education Programmes, Centre for Distance Learning, Member, School of Technology and Science Education (STSE) Board, Member, Centre for Distance Learning Academic Board, Member, Vocational Education Academic Board. Â
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Farauta did her one year of National Service at the College of Agriculture Akure, Ondo State (1990-1991), during 1991 service year she taught Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Yola from May to October 1991 from where she started teaching and research at the Federal University of Technology now the Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola in October 1991 to date. She was the Executive Chairman of Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) from July –October 2014. Prof. Farauta served as the Honourable Commissioner, Adamawa State Ministry of Higher Education from 28th August 2015 to 17th July 2017 where merit and an excellent record of service led to her appointment as the Acting Vice-Chancellor.
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Since her assumption of office, the fortunes of the university have since assumed better dimensions. She held various academic and administrative responsibilities at the Modibbo Adama University and Technology Yola, among which are: Coordinator, Agricultural Education Department, 1993-2005, Teaching Practice Co-Ordinator, 1995 – 2000, Supervision of Under/Post Graduate Projects, 2000-date, Projects Co-ordinator, 2007-2009, Chairman, Convocation feeding Committee, 2009, Chairman, Examination Malpractice Committee, School of Science and Technology Education, 2009, Acting Dean, School of Technology and Science Education, 2009-2010, Head, Vocational Education Department, 2010-2012, Post Graduate Co-ordinator, Vocational Education Department, 2015. Chairman, Vocational Education Welfare Committee, 2016, Member, Lectures, Awards and Prizes Committee, 2017, Member, University Development Committee, Member, Vice-Chancellor’s/Principal Officers send-forth Committee, Member, Committee on Assessment of University Secondary School, Coordinator, Education Programmes, Centre for Distance Learning, Member, School of Technology and Science Education (STSE) Board, Member, Centre for Distance Learning Academic Board, Member, Vocational Education Academic Board. Â
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