PG-SAN sets out its proposed aims and objectives
The Post-Graduate Students Association of Nigeria has set out its proposed aim and objectives for consideration in its constitution.
The proposed aim is to unite and represent postgraduate students in Nigeria; advance their academic, research, welfare and professional interests; promote ethical and excellent research; and strengthen the contribution of postgraduate scholarship to evidence-informed policy, innovation and national and African development.
Areas covered by the objectives
- Representation and advocacy for postgraduate students
- Access to reliable research data, and researcher access to data-holding institutions
- Connecting postgraduate research with policymakers and industry
- Ethical supervision and protection of students from abuse of academic authority
- Funding and research support, including scholarships, grants and stipends
- Research excellence, integrity and capacity development
- Retaining talent and strengthening postgraduate study in Nigeria
- International, diaspora and continental collaboration
- Equity, welfare, inclusion and non-partisan public-interest engagement
- Transparent and democratic governance of the Association
The full list is on the About page.
