JUST IN: UK Varsity Appoints Anambra Professor Charles Egbu Vice Chancellor

The management of the Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom, has announced the appointment of Professor Charles Egbu as its new Vice Chancellor, effective from November 1.

Charles Egbu is from Idemili North LGA of Anambra state.

This was disclosed in a statement published on the university’s(founded in 1966) website on Tuesday.

Until his appointment, Egbu was once the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Experience at the University of East London.

He also worked as Dean of the School of Built Environment and Architecture at London South Bank University as well as Head of the School of Built Environment at the University of Salford, among others.

According to the statement, “Professor Egbu will return to Leeds, a city in which he studied and taught, to begin his new role on 1st November 2020.

“He will take over from Professor Margaret A House OBE who will step down after seven years as Vice-Chancellor.”

On his part, the professor thanked the school management for the appointment, assuring that he and his new team members would launch the tertiary institution to greater heights.

Egbu’s statement read in part:

“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 am also looking forward to returning to Leeds; the city in which I spent much of my early academic life.”