The 14th Governing Council of the University of Jos has
approved the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor for the University.
He is Professor Tanko Ishaya who is currently the Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Acadamic), University of Jos.
This follows the Council’s consideration of the
recommendation of the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board at the Council’s
Special Meeting held on Friday 12th November, 2021. His appointment will take
effect from 1st December, 2021. The appointment is for a single term of five
(5} years.
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tanko Ishaya
is a Professor of Computer Science with a Mathematics background and specialism
and experience in Data Engineering, Computer Security and Forensics. He
obtained his B.Sc. in Mathematics Education (2nd Class Upper Division) in 1992
at University of Jos and began work as a lecturer in Mathematics at the College
of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State. Professor Tanko proceeded to the University
of Manchester, United Kingdom to pursue an M.Sc. programme in Computation which
he successfully completed in 1997. He later enrolled for his PhD in Computing
Studies which he successfully completed in 2001. Professor Tanko was promoted
to the rank of Professor of Computer Science in 2012.
He joined the University of Hull in October 2000 as a
Lecturer and was Head of the Centre for Internet Computing at the University
before returning to Nigeria in 2008 as a visiting Professor to the University
of Jos whilst on his Sabbatical. Professor Tanko was the founding Director of
the University’s Directorate for Information and Communication Technology from
where he returned back to the University of Hull in January 2009 after his
Sabbatical.
Professor Tanko came back to Unijos in 2012 on special
request by the University to serve as the Director, Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) and doubled as the pioneer Head of Computer
Science Department at the University. He has served in over 60 University
Committees at the University of Hull and the University Jos. A member of
several professional bodies and associations, including the being a Fellow of
both the British Computer Society (BCS) and Nigerian Computer Society (NCS),
Professor Tanko is a seasoned, multi-skilled IT professional equipped with over
Twenty-Five (25) years experience.
Professor Tanko’s research interests are diverse and wide
ranging from providing technology support in a variety of areas to more
technical aspects of security and trustworthy computing, digital and computer
forensics computing. He has over 40
journals, book chapters, conference and research report publications and has
successfully executed a number of national and internationally funded projects.
He has successfully attracted external research and development grants,
graduated Five (5) PhD students and more than 40 M.Sc. Students in
Computing/Computer Science in the UK and Nigeria. Professor Tanko has also
successfully supervised the B.Sc Projects of over 60 Final Year Students of
Computing/Computer Science in the UK and over 40 Final Year Students in
Nigeria.
Aged Fifty-Seven (57), Professor Ishaya who hails from Zuru,
Kebbi State, is happily married Mrs Sharon Ishaya and they are blessed with
three (3) children
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