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Tanko Ishaya

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Tanko Ishaya
10th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos
Assumed office
December 2021
Preceded bySeddi Sabastian Maimako
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Jos
University of Manchester
OccupationComputer Science Professor

Tanko Ishaya is a Nigerian Professor of Computer Science[1] and the vice chancellor of the University of Jos.[2] He was appointed into office in December 2021.[3]

Early life and career

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Ishaya obtained a bachelor of science in Mathematics Education from the University of Jos in 1992 and began to teach Mathematics at the College of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State. He completed a Masters Degree in Computation at the University of Manchester in 1997.[1] and completed a Ph.D. in Computing Studies in 2001. After a period of years lecturing at the University of Hull (Scarborough Campus), he returned to Jos, where he was later promoted to a Professor of Computer Science in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Prof. Tanko Ishaya emerges news VC UNIJOS". The Sun Nigeria. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "ICT expert Ishaya appointed UNIJOS vice-chancellor, assumes office [Profile] - P.M. News". Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. ^ "30 years after, non-Plateau indigene appointed Unijos VC". Daily Trust. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-02-18.