Onyeji made the call in Agbani, Nkanu West LGA of Enugu State, on Tuesday while receiving equipment donated by the Alumni of Material and Metallurgical Engineering (MME) of the university.
The VC was represented by the Director, Academic Planning of the university, Prof Ethel-Doris Umeh.
He attributed the inaccessibility of the fund to the dearth of professors in some universities.
Onyeji said that accessing the fund would help the lecturers to embark on advanced studies and researches as well as upgrade their status.
``The university is now accessing the fund. That will boost your status, the department and that of the university.
``The university should not be blamed for lack of professors in some departments.''
While commending the alumni for donating the equipment, Onyeji expressed satisfaction with the performance of the products of the school, describing them as ‘trail blazers’ in the country.
Presenting the equipment, the leader of the group, Mr Kyrian Eze, said the ex -students decided to improve the department by making both the staff and students compliant to Information Communication Technology (ICT).
``We discovered a lot of problems in the university, especially the lack of ICT facilities, so we decided to donate the facilities to the department.''
Eze said the equipment would help in improving data documentation, processing of transcripts, networking, e-learning and research by lecturers and students.
``ASUTECH, now ESUT, is the first university to start a degree programme in material and metallurgical engineering in the country and it has produced successful engineers.''
He commended the university for building a new workshop for the department through the Petroleum Development Trust Fund (PTDF).
Reports say that the former students donated equipment worth N600,000, including four computers, internet modem, 10 ergonomic chairs and tables each.
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