Photo: Senator Dickson with Zeb Ejiro, Chairman BOT, Nollywood Movie Producers Association, who inspected the Film School of Hensard University, and Dr. Nnaemeka Ndodo, acclaimed Molecular Bioengineer, who is Director, Hensard School of Genomics and Bioscience
Hensard University, a newly established private university, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State has announced its collaborations with distinguished individuals from the Creative Arts, Sciences, and Climate Research. The partnerships are to promote the Film School, Centre for Genomics and Bioscience, and Centre for climate Research, initiatives that Hensard University would use to deepen the Hensard Advantage in those fields.
The Chancellor, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, held separate meetings with Chief Zeb Ejiro, OON, a legend of Nigeria’s film industry, and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria, engaged in a productive conversation with the Senator Dickson, regarding the the Film School, and the Department of Film and Multimedia Studies.
Chief Ejiro praised the initiative and its capacities to produce future creative entrepreneurs who could bring more freshness to the industry.
Senator Dickson said the Film School equip aspiring artists with knowledge and entrepreneurial skills to fill gaps in the industry. He also announced the expansion of Agriculture scholarship to include, Department of Film and Multimedia Studies, Environmental sciences and ICT through the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation.
He called for increased support from governments and institutions to nurture talent in Niger Delta communities as a proactive measure to build on an improved future for the region.
In another meeting, Senator Dickson welcomed Dr. Nnaemeka Ndodo, a distinguished Molecular Bioengineer and former Chief Molecular Bioengineer of the National Reference Laboratory of the National Centre for Disease Control, to join Hensard University’s Centre for Genomics and Bioscience.
The Senator expressed his commitment to establishing the university as a premier hub for scientific research, urging parents and students passionate about the Sciences to enrol at Hensard University where solid foundations have been laid to cultivate the next generation of world class scientists and innovators.