Boost your research capabilities with a comprehensive online course, Effective Skills and Tools in Communicating Research Outcomes, running from August 11 - 15, 2025. This certified and asynchronous training is designed for postgraduate students, early career scholars and professionals in Sub- Saharan Africa, with a minimum of Bachelors degree or its equivalent.
Communicating research outcomes to a variety of audience is very crucial for efficient implementation of projects and research outputs for a sustainable policy formulation, especially in the transport logistics, entrepreneurship, and innovation technology as well as supply chain management networks. It has therefore become imperative for post graduate students and early career scholars in Sub- Saharan Africa to be equipped with basic skills and tools that would enable them understand research in order to effectively communicate results from research and projects to audiences in a seamless and coherent manner.
Dr. Ibeawuchi C. Nze, Associate Professor, Department of Maritime Technology and Logistics, School of Logistics and innovation Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Yvonne Kemuma Moseti, Deputy Director, Physical planning, County Government of Kisii, Kenya.
Dr. Leonard Raphael, Senior Lecturer in Business, Ulstar University, Birmingham Campus, United Kingdom.
Dr.(Mrs.) Chinebuli Uzondu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Logistics and Transport Technology, School of Logistics and innovation Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Dr. Jonathan Anyanwu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Management, School of Environmental Sciences; Deputy Director, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Day 1: Prof. Emeka E. Oguzie, Deputy Vice Chancelor- Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I); Centre Leader/Director, Africa Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACE-FUELS), Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Day 2: Prof. Kenneth U. Nnnadi, Department of Maritime Technology and Logistics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Day 3: Prof. Callistus C. Ibe, Department of Logistics and Transport, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Day 4: Prof. O.T. Ebiringa, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Day 5: Prof. Baldwin C. Asiegbu, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
IT Support: Dr. C. Etus, Department of Information Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria, I.U Michael, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
Purpose and Goals: The course is set to equip post graduate students and early career researchers in Sub- Saharan Africa on the requisite skills and tools for effective delivery and reportage of research results to varying audience. The specific goals of the course would be achieved in line with the modules revealing that at the end of the course, participants should:
1. Understand the requisite Skills for Presenting Research results to target audiences
2. Be knowledgeable of the roles of early career scholar in consultancy services in the area of mobility and access
3. Understand Material review, Analytical processes and data synthesis as basis for effective presentation
4. Assimilate basic elements of effective oral and visual presentation using modernised tools
5. Be endowed with Strategies for actionable, business and policy- oriented recommendations
6. Be able to differentiate between presenting facts and opinions
7. Identify available options for online reporting, knowing implications for the researcher and target audience/client
8. Be able to Use graphics (info-graphics and visualizations) in technical presentations
9. Be able to present research findings in consistence with the client culture
10. Effectively understand techniques for sharing complex statistics with non- statistically oriented audience
11. Be proficient in the use of different software tools for solving research problems
12. Understand the implications of integrating findings and results from multiple sources into a presentation
13. Understand the differences between a report and presentation.
14. Be endowed with knowledge of ethical issues related to the reporting and interpretation of research findings
15. Know Intellectual property rights and patents for unique research outputs.
Start Date: August 11, 2025, at 11:00 am WAT
Registration Deadline: August 10, 2025
Format: Online, self-paced
Duration: Five (5) Days, Equivalent to a 2-credit hour postgraduate course
Cost: Free registration
Above all, participants will develop effective skills and tools for communicating research outputs, making this course ideal for postgraduate students, early-career researchers, and professionals in transport logistics, urban planning, road safety, entrepreneurship and supply chain management; and other related related fields.
Register here: Registration Link
Contact: ibnze11@gmail.com | +234 803 778 0880 |
Funder: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF).
Host Institution: Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.
You can’t afford to miss this rare opportunity to boost your research skills!