Monday 3 December 2018

IMSU Emerges Winner of ImechE London Contest (See official photos)

DURU VICTOR

Imo State University Owerri (IMSU) has emerged winners of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers London (IMechE) contest held in Nigeria.

The international engineering contest tagged Speak Out For Engineering 2018 had its national level stage at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) on the 30th of November.

Eight Nigeria institutions were drawn for the national level stage namely Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK),University of Lagos Akoka (UNILAG), Anambra State University (ANSU), Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Madonna University Okija campus, University Kano, Federal University of Agriculture and Imo State University Owerri.

The keen contest saw representatives of Imo State University in Chukwudi Christian Chigozie and Chukwuemeka Emmanuel of 400 level emerging winners in Nigeria and will go on to the regionals of the contest along with University of UAE and University of Mauritius.

IMSU reps designed an indigenous water purification and treatment system in line with this year's theme which is concerned with ingenuity towards the future drinkable water crisis. The winners, IMSU reps, were awarded 300 pounds and a trip to Mauritius to represent Nigeria at the regionals.

With over 120,000 members in 140 countries, ImechE has been at the heart of mechanical engineering profession since 1847. The winners will represent Africa in London in April next year.

See official photos below...