{"id":1788,"date":"2024-01-12T08:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2024-01-12T08:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:59:22","slug":"afit-holds-orientation-programme-for-new-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/afit-holds-orientation-programme-for-new-students\/","title":{"rendered":"AFIT HOLDS ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR NEW STUDENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of the integration, enlightenment and familiarization process of newly admitted students into the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, an orientation programme was conducted by the Institute on 10 January 2024 to acquaint the students with their new environment and guide them as they settle down for academic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcoming the students to the event, the Institute\u2019s Director of Students Affairs Squadron Leader N Gana, congratulated all fresh students for their admission and urged them to obey the rules and regulations of the Institute. He further stated that the purpose of the orientation was to enable the students start on a strong footing, and to also acquaint them with their new environment. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guest Speaker, \u00a0Professor \u00a0O Achimugu, \u00a0while delivering a lecture on \u2018Setting off on a long but exciting journey\u2019, tutored the 2023\/2024 fresh students on the principles of a successful academic journey. According to her, \u2018to embark on a successful and exciting academic journey in AFIT, students must come up with SMART goals\u201d. \u00a0She explained that SMART was an acronym where S stands for Specific, meaning as a student, one should have a purpose; M for Measurable, meaning the number of As, Bs, Cs that a student wish to have to finish well; A for Achievable which relates to the sum total of lectures, tutorials, practical work among others that a student must participate actively in to achieve the set goal; R which stands for Relevant, connoting that students should only participate in those relevant activities that would enhance their academic well-being; and lastly T which stands for Time, signifying the need for efficient time management as a student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/afit.edu.ng\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the Director of Quality Assurance, Associate Professor Ibrahim Yahuza, enlightened the students on AFIT grading and CGPA system adding that students must attain 80 per cent class attendance to qualify to write any examination in the Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new students were given lectures on AFIT Brief, AFIT Students Dress Code, dangers of drug abuse, behaviour change and adaptation and security tips. 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