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Writer reflects on return to Essex 32 years after first visit

Source: Premium Times · 23 Sep 2026, 10:42 UTC
Writer reflects on return to Essex 32 years after first visit
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Sonny Onyegbula described returning to the University of Essex 32 years after his first visit as an international student. He recalled the vice-chancellor’s vision for artificial intelligence and recognition of alumni influence, while raising a question about a reported 25% funding reduction.

Sonny Onyegbula has written about returning to Essex 32 years after his first visit as an international student, Premium Times Nigeria reported. In the account, Onyegbula described the return as a homecoming and reflected on his journey since studying abroad. The supplied extract does not state the date of his original visit, the period of his study or the occasion that brought him back to the university.

He addressed the institution’s vice-chancellor and said he was encouraged by her vision for artificial intelligence. He also welcomed what he described as the vice-chancellor’s acknowledgment of the global impact of the university’s alumni. Onyegbula then raised a question about a 25 per cent funding reduction.

The extract ends before the question or any response is provided, so it does not explain which funding was affected, when the reduction occurred or what consequences were being discussed. The supplied material identifies the piece as an article by Onyegbula but provides no further account of his university experience, the vice-chancellor’s plans or the university’s finances. No response from the University of Essex or its vice-chancellor is included in the available extract.

Further details of the discussion are therefore not available from the source material.

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