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Nigerian born, Dr. Osatohanmwen Osemwengie has been an integral member of the American armed forces, building drones for the United States Army. These drones are used for surveillance to gather important information,\u00a0as well as take out terrorist camps.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Osatohanmwen Osemwengie working on drones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

Dr. Osatohanmwen Osemwengie, who comes\u00a0from\u00a0Benin, Edo state, joins the list of Nigerians making a difference around the world.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you should\u00a0know about Dr. Osato Osemwengie:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0He is a successful academic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Osemwengie has\u00a0four graduate degrees, a Doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Cincinnati. He is currently working on\u00a0his\u00a05th and 6th Master\u2019s degree in software engineering at\u00a0Regis University and Information Systems at the Keller Graduate School of Management.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0He\u00a0is the founder of a US-based University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Osato Osemwengie is the founder of the Open Robotics University; a tuition free engineering degree-granting university that allows people to further exercise their talents and expand their knowledge into all fields related to engineering.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0His skill sets him apart from other\u00a0educational administrators<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Osemwengie\u00a0was selected in 2008 to present\u00a0at the world robotics championships, having expertly coached robotics and served as software engineering mentor to robotics teams.<\/p>\n

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Dr Osato expertly coaching a team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4.\u00a0He has been recognized both at home and abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prior to his trip to the United States in 1982,\u00a0Dr. Osemwengie\u00a0served as an administrator of \u00a0the College of Education, Benin City and was recognized as their\u00a0Educator of the Year<\/em>\u00a0for securing funding used to design and implement pre-service teacher education programs.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0served as the Administrator of the\u00a0Columbus City School System\u00a0from 1992 to 2011, where\u00a0he\u00a0coordinated staff and student recruitment.\u00a0He\u00a0also developed programs to increase staff and student retention.\u00a0He\u00a0also taught for five years (1987- 1992) in the aforementioned school district.\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Osemwengie\u00a0was a facilitator for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation- sponsored Ohio Leadership for Integrating Technology Initiative (OLIT).<\/p>\n

It is true that the science is fast becoming an integral component in the battle of influences all over the world. Ventures Africa recently reported how Nigeria is adopting the\u00a0drone war\u00a0approach\u00a0<\/a>against terrorists. This could also mean the country needs great minds like Dr. Osato Osemwengie\u00a0to help build and develop new technology.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Ventures Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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