How to knot a tie: the basics

Have you ever wondered why some men do not wear tie? It is not because they dsilike ties, but truthfully because they do not know how to knot a tie. Some ladies know how to knot ties more than the men folks. This video is a must watch for everyone, as it would give one the practical steps needed to knot a tie. We found a lot of videos on how to knot ties, but our choice for this video was determined by the greater number of views (29,268,210 views), likes (67, 648) and subscriptions (49,475) the video attracted over other related videos as at 31st October, 2016. Enjoy!

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Presidential Election

With only one month to go until the fight for the next US President is over, we've compiled a selection of our latest research to provide you with academic insight into political elections. All articles in our US Elections Special are free to access until the end of October 2016. 

With free articles available until the end of October 2016, find out more about politics in the digital world, the power of imagery in political speeches and the use of social media in assessing the political sentiment, amongst others. 

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Question of the day!

Answer these questions expect a surprise! Please use this hashtag on Facebook: #unnlibrary
Who is the lady in red?
What is her country?
Who is the man in the picture?

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IYA UWA...Department of Theatre and Film Studies, UNN

Department of Theatre and Film Studies Presents "IYI UWA"

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Welcoming the fresh students

We heartily welcome the first year students of the 2016/2017 academic session. We have found that most of these new students do not know their left from their right. This is because of lack of orientation. The orientation is coming soon and we hope our students visit the library often, especially after the orientation programme where our University Librarian would unleash our packages. We have a cosy browsing arena for all of you. You may wish to visit our library website: www.library.unn.edu.ng

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UNN Postgraduate Research and Library Training

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International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education

To the Attention of:

• Chief Executives/Vice chancellors of higher institutions in Africa/globally,
• Scholars, Students, NGO and governmental representatives:

Dear All,

We are delighted to inform you that the Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba and the Office of Strategic Contacts, Ethics & Publications, is organizing an upscale 2016 International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education (EGHE2016) with the support of Globethics.net (organizer of the Global Ethics Forum), Geneva, Switzerland.

• Date: November 23rd-25th 2016.  To the Attention of:
  • Chief Executives/Vice chancellors of higher institutions in Africa/globally,
  • Scholars, Students, NGO and governmental representatives:
  Dear All,
  We are delighted to inform you that the Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Professor Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba and the Office of Strategic Contacts, Ethics & Publications, is organizing an upscale 2016 International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education (EGHE2016) with the support of Globethics.net (organizer of the Global Ethics Forum), Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Date: November 23rd-25th 2016.
  • Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria
  • Contributors and Speakers: Over 30 chief executives/vice chancellors of tertiary institutions from Africa and all over the globe are expected to be in attendance.
  • Participants: distinguished participants/scholars from over 40 countries worldwide, from academic, business, governmental and NGO realms.
  • Languages: English and French
  • Co-organizers: University of Nigeria / Globethics.net, Geneva, Switzerland
  This highly exciting and challenging international Conference is intended to be a forum, discussion and networking place for academics, researchers, professionals, administrators, educational leaders, policy makers, industry representatives, advanced students and others interested in issues that surround ethics and leadership, innovation, strong ethical culture in, leadership, governance and value education. Kindly pre-register under the following links before September 15, 2016. More details on topics and target audience are included in our call for paper.
  We look forward to hearing from you soon,

  Dr Casimir Ani, Director, Strategic Contacts, Ethics and Publications Office of the Vice-Chancellor 150, route de Ferney – CH 1211 Geneva

  Anh Tho Andres-Kammler. Program Executive Ethics Education Globethics.net – Head Office Switzerland

                                                                                                                                         
  
  
  EGHE 2016: CALL FOR PAPER  
  International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education 
  Theme: The Power of Values Across Leadership and Higher Education
  The International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education will provide unlimited resources and opportunities for all participants to interact with prominent leaders in the field of governance and higher education. It will also greatly expand the global network of scholars and professionals. Early submissions of abstracts are strongly encouraged due to limited space. The Sub-themes of the conference are listed but are not limited to:
  1. Philosophy, Ethics, Leadership and Higher Education
  2. Ethics, Peace Building, Inter-religious Dialogue, Diplomacy and Terrorism
  3. Ethics, ICT, Leadership and Energy Sector
  4. Ethics, Finance, Law, Business, Oil politics and Sustainable Environment
  5. Ethics, Gender, Civil Society and Media
  6. Ethics, State Governance, Diplomacy and Anti-corruption
  7. Ethics, Agriculture, Food security and Green Economy
  8. Medical and Pharmaceutical Ethics
  9. Ethics, Sustainable Development Goals(SDG), and United Nations
  10. Ethics, Culture, Music, the Diaspora and African Studies
  11. India and China in African Development: The Ethics of Promoting sustainable development of nations
  The deadline for the submission of paper proposals is 29th October 2016. Paper proposals should include 250-300 words abstract and title as well as the Author’s Name, Address, Email Address, institutional affiliation and sent toegheconference@unn.edu.ng. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the dedicated international Journal of Globe ethics.net if they meet the required international impact factor and editorial review standards. The publication of the proceedings of the conference will be carried out by Globethics.net Publications atwww.globethics.net.
  Timelines
  29th October 2016: Deadline for Abstract submission (250-300 words)
  September 30th, 2016: Confirmation of acceptance to present at the conference.
  From 30th September, 2016: Letters to be sent for visa procurement when payment is received.
  From October 7th, 2016: Completion of internal reviews and feedbacks on abstract.
  October 30th, 2016: submission of  full papers for external review (Single blind peer review).
  November 23rd-25th, 2016: Conference on Ethics, governance and higher education begins
  November 26th,2016: KAICIID/GLOBETHICS Certificate  Workshop on peacebuilding and inter-religious dialogue for Nigerian youths at the University of Nigeria (For interested registered participants and others please see the workshop advert for details)
  December 4th– December 14th, 2016: Completion of external review and feedback to the author.
  Mid-March, 2017: Publication of the special conference edition by Globethics.net, Geneva at their websitewww.globethics.net and as a hard copy
  Conference Fee/ Registration
  Registration for the Conference  -Please register at See registration link at Web: www.unn.edu.ng/eghe2016
  Conference Fees:
  All participants are expected to sponsor themselves or source for sponsorship from their institutions or organisations to cover registration fee, feeding, transportation and accommodation. The University of Nigeria does not provide participants with any form of support/sponsorship.
  Participant whose papers are accepted will also be responsible for their traveling expenses to University of Nigeria, Nsukka including the payment of a non-refundable registration fee of $150 only for foreign participants and N30,000 Naira only for participants from Nigeria. All payments should be made on the Remita platform in the registration form.
  BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCT EXHBITORS ARE WELCOME (For interest to exhibit your books and other products contact: egheconference@unn.edu.ng)
  Enquiries: EGHE2016 Organizing Committee
  Email: enquiries.egheconference@unn.edu.ng
  Web: www.unn.edu.ng/eghe2016
  Phones: +234-(0)7032712275 and +234-(0)8138605952
• Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria
• Contributors and Speakers: Over 30 chief executives/vice chancellors of tertiary institutions from Africa and all over the globe are expected to be in attendance.
• Participants: distinguished participants/scholars from over 40 countries worldwide, from academic, business, governmental and NGO realms.
• Languages: English and French
• Co-organizers: University of Nigeria / Globethics.net, Geneva, Switzerland

This highly exciting and challenging international Conference is intended to be a forum, discussion and networking place for academics, researchers, professionals, administrators, educational leaders, policy makers, industry representatives, advanced students and others interested in issues that surround ethics and leadership, innovation, strong ethical culture in, leadership, governance and value education. Kindly pre-register under the following links before November 10, 2016. More details on topics and target audience are included in our call for paper.

We look forward to hearing from you soon,

Dr Casimir Ani, Director, Strategic Contacts, Ethics and Publications Office of the Vice-Chancellor 150, route de Ferney – CH 1211 Geneva

Anh Tho Andres-Kammler. Program Executive Ethics Education Globethics.net – Head Office Switzerland

                                                                                                                                  

EGHE 2016: CALL FOR PAPER  

International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education 

Theme: The Power of Values Across Leadership and Higher Education

The International Conference on Ethics, Governance and Higher Education will provide unlimited resources and opportunities for all participants to interact with prominent leaders in the field of governance and higher education. It will also greatly expand the global network of scholars and professionals. Early submissions of abstracts are strongly encouraged due to limited space. The Sub-themes of the conference are listed but are not limited to:

1. Philosophy, Ethics, Leadership and Higher Education
2. Ethics, Peace Building, Inter-religious Dialogue, Diplomacy and Terrorism
3. Ethics, ICT, Leadership and Energy Sector
4. Ethics, Finance, Law, Business, Oil politics and Sustainable Environment
5. Ethics, Gender, Civil Society and Media
6. Ethics, State Governance, Diplomacy and Anti-corruption
7. Ethics, Agriculture, Food security and Green Economy
8. Medical and Pharmaceutical Ethics
9. Ethics, Sustainable Development Goals(SDG), and United Nations
10. Ethics, Culture, Music, the Diaspora and African Studies
11. India and China in African Development: The Ethics of Promoting sustainable development of nations

The deadline for the submission of paper proposals is 29th October 2016. Paper proposals should include 250-300 words abstract and title as well as the Author’s Name, Address, Email Address, institutional affiliation and sent toegheconference@unn.edu.ng. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the dedicated international Journal of Globe ethics.net if they meet the required international impact factor and editorial review standards. The publication of the proceedings of the conference will be carried out by Globethics.net Publications at www.globethics.net.

Timelines

29th October 2016: Deadline for Abstract submission (250-300 words)

From 9th October, 2016: Confirmation of acceptance to present at the conference.

From 30th September, 2016: Letters to be sent for visa procurement when payment is received.

November 7th, 2016: Completion of internal reviews and feedbacks on full paper.

November 15th, 2016: Re-submission of revised full papers for external review (Single blind peer review).

November 23rd-25th, 2016: Conference on Ethics, governance and higher education begins

November 26th,2016: KAICIID/GLOBETHICS Workshop on peacebuilding and inter-religious dialogue for Nigerian youths at the University of Nigeria (For interested registered participants and others please see the workshop advert for details)

December 4th– December 14th, 2016: Completion of external review and feedback to the author.

Mid-February, 2017: Publication of the special conference edition by Globethics.net, Geneva at their websitewww.globethics.net and as a hard copy

Conference Fee/ Registration

Registration for the Conference  -Please register at See registration link at Web: www.unn.edu.ng/eghe2016

Conference Fees:

All participants are expected to sponsor themselves or source for sponsorship from their institutions or organisations to cover registration fee, feeding, transportation and accommodation. The University of Nigeria does not provide participants with any form of support/sponsorship.

Participant whose papers are accepted will also be responsible for their traveling expenses to University of Nigeria, Nsukka including the payment of a non-refundable registration fee of $150 only for foreign participants and N25,000 Naira only for participants from Nigeria. All payments should be made on the Remita platform in the registration form. UNN  PG students are given a subsidized fee of  N15,000 with proof of registration and School ID.Please contact Dr (Mrs) Okafor for further details on how to make the payment at nneka.okafor@unn.edu.ng.

BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCT EXHBITORS ARE WELCOME (For interest to exhibit your books and other products contact: egheconference@unn.edu.ng)

Enquiries: EGHE2016 Organizing Committee

Email: enquiries.egheconference@unn.edu.ng

Web: www.unn.edu.ng/eghe2016

Phones: +234-(0)7032712275 and +234-(0)81386059522

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Take-Off of the UNN Business School

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TAKE-OFF OF THE UNN BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Vice-Chancellor has approved the take-off the UNN Business School with effect from the 2016/2017 academic session.

Thank you.

Professor P. O. Osadebe,

Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies

Source: http://www.unn.edu.ng/announcement-of-the-take-off-of-the-unn-business-school/

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