FUTD reaffirms partnership with Russia in transport education

The Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Russian University of Transport (RUT) and the Russian-African Network of Transport Universities (RANTU) project on sustainable transport.

Umar Adam Katsayal, the vice-chancellor of FUTD, spoke at a two-day summit organised by the Russian transportation ministry and RUT in Moscow.

The summit focused on strengthening collaboration between Russian and African universities in transport education.

Katsayal outlined FUTD’s research focus areas, including transport systems optimization, infrastructure development, logistics, transport policy, and intelligent transport systems.

He also mentioned environmental sustainability, public transport systems, and transport safety as key areas of interest.

Potential collaborations were highlighted, such as emerging technologies, green energy, transport security, public transport access, and logistics management.

Katsayal identified challenges the university faces, including infrastructure development, a shortage of skilled personnel, and limited research funding.

He emphasised FUTD’s commitment to joint programmes with RUT and RANTU, such as curriculum development, staff and student exchanges, and collaborative research.

These efforts, he said, aim to contribute to a sustainable transport environment in Nigeria and Africa.

The RUT-RANTU project connects 19 transport institutions from Russia and Africa, focusing on developing a sustainable transport network, training skilled personnel, and supporting joint transport infrastructure projects.

Katsayal was accompanied to the summit by Ahmad Abubakar, the director of Academic planning and monitoring at FUTD.