Directorate of Academic Planning (DAP)

ABOUT THE DIRECTORATE OF ACADEMIC PLANNING

Introduction

The Directorate of Academic Planning (DAP) is a core institutional directorate of the Federal Polytechnic Ukana responsible for academic standards, programme development, quality assurance, strategic planning, and educational data management. The Directorate ensures regulatory compliance with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), supports institutional accreditation, and provides data-driven guidance for policy formulation, academic expansion, and administrative decision-making.

Operating under the Office of the Rector, the DAP is central to maintaining academic excellence, institutional coherence, and strategic sustainability across all Schools and Departments of the Polytechnic.

Mission Statement

To promote and sustain academic excellence through robust planning, quality assurance mechanisms, data-driven evaluation, and continuous innovation aligned with national and global educational standards.

Vision Statement

To be a leading academic planning directorate distinguished for institutional quality, innovation, academic integrity, and strategic leadership in Nigeria’s polytechnic education system.

Core Mandates of the Directorate

a. Academic Programme Planning & Accreditation

b. Quality Assurance & Academic Standards

c. Institutional Research, Statistics & Data Management

d. Strategic and Developmental Planning

e. Academic Calendar and Timetable Coordination

f. Partnership, Bench-marking & Capacity Building

Organizational Structure

The Directorate operates through the following units:

Office of the Director

Director Academic Planning
Rev. Dr. Omorogieva Anthony Agbonmwanre, MNIM, FERIN
Acting Director, 2025 – Date

Rev. Dr. Omorogieva Anthony Agbonmwanre is the Acting Director of Academic Planning at Federal Polytechnic Ukana, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He is a renowned academic, administrator, researcher, and spiritual leader with expertise in educational quality assurance, human resource management, and institutional planning.

  • PhD/MSc HRM, BSc Business Admin
  • 50+ peer-reviewed publications, author of Fundamentals of Small Business (2024)
  • Editor-in-Chief (international journals), Cambridge/TETFund grant awardee
  • Ex-HOD Business Admin, NBTE Accreditation Officer
  • General Overseer, God’s Palace Evangelical Ministry
  • MNIM | FERIN | CPBI (Canada)

As acting Director, 2025–present: He enhanced quality assurance, accreditation, digitization, data accuracy & strategic growth.

Married with children.