University to launch e-books for its students

Media reports confirm that the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has said that it will soon introduce an electronic instructional tablet known as i-NOUN in order to curb challenges arising from shortage of books.

Joel Nkata, information officer of the university, in a statement, explained that the idea is part of the measures being taken by the varsity management to solve the shortage of study materials in the institution.

“The i-NOUN tablet which would be made available to all students will have all study materials needed by students of the university uploaded in it.

“It will also be updated regularly to foreclose the possibility of those study materials getting obsolete,’’ Nkata said, according to the statement.

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Quoting Prof. Abdalla Adamu, vice chancellor of the institution, the statement also revealed that the introduction of the gadgets was already at advanced stage.

Meanwhile, the institution is also considering establishing study centers outside the country to cater to Nigerian students willing to learn.

“Plans are also underway to set up study centres in other West African countries to cater for the educational needs of Nigerians living there.

“It is also in our plans for this administration to build a world-class broadcast studio with hi-tech equipment, where the instructional broadcast of the university would be done,’’ the statement read.