A Nigerian Professor, Charles Egbu, has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University.
According to a statement on the UK Varsity website, he will take over from Margaret House, who will be stepping down after seven years.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-5715542101505136&output=html&h=300&slotname=6881259191&adk=3474306253&adf=1345649041&w=360&lmt=1594888435&rafmt=1&armr=1&psa=1&guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&format=360×300&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gistreel.com%2Fnigerian-professor-appointed-as-vice-chancellor-in-uk-university%2F&flash=0&fwr=1&rs=1&rh=280&rw=336&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&sfro=1&wgl=1&dt=1594888435188&bpp=6&bdt=920&idt=229&shv=r20200709&cbv=r20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D8df29ecaa227c70f%3AT%3D1591736178%3AS%3DALNI_MbCSHJZfAll2GvXega5mcri6k4nDg&prev_fmts=0x0%2C360x300&nras=1&correlator=6609713573525&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1408038281.1591736141&ga_sid=1594888435&ga_hid=722848327&ga_fc=0&ga_wpids=UA-34628030-1&iag=0&icsg=2260664536182783&dssz=48&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=60&u_his=2&u_java=0&u_h=780&u_w=360&u_ah=780&u_aw=360&u_cd=24&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=0&ady=601&biw=360&bih=662&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=21066705%2C21066752&oid=3&pvsid=798739901923101&pem=925&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gistreel.com%2F&rx=0&eae=0&fc=1924&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C662%2C360%2C662&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=8336&bc=31&ifi=2&uci=a!2&fsb=1&xpc=wckeY125R1&p=https%3A//www.gistreel.com&dtd=242
Mr Egbu will return to Leeds, a city in which he studied and taught, to begin his new role on November 1, 2020.
Reacting to his appointment, Mr Egbu was quoted as saying: “I am honoured to be joining Leeds Trinity; a University who’s values and ethos around widening participation, offering a personalised approach and encouraging all students to achieve their best, align with my own. The University has an impressive track record in learning, teaching and employability, and I am looking forward to building on the strong foundations established under the leadership of Professor House.
“I have already been impressed by the sense of community at Leeds Trinity and I am looking forward to engaging with students, colleagues and alumni as we shape the future strategy of the institution. I am also looking forward to returning to Leeds; the city in which I spent much of my early academic life.”
With more than 25 years’ experience in higher education, he was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Experience at the University of East London.
