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Name

Mr. Akaninyene Arnold Sunday

Department

Human Kinetics and Health Education

Designation

Assistant Lecturer

Email

[email protected]

About Mr. Akaninyene Arnold Sunday

Mr. Akaninyene Arnold Sunday was born in Eti-Osa LGA of Lagos State in November 19, 1983. He holds a FSLC from Awoyaya Primary School in Victoria Island Lagos, 1995, a WASC from Victoria Island Secondary School in Victoria Island Lagos, 2001, a diploma (Distinction) in Human Kinetics and Health Education from University of Ibadan, 2007, a Bachelors’ degree (Honours) in Human Kinetics from University of Ibadan, 2011, and a Masters’ degree in Exercise Physiology from University of Calabar, 2017. His master's thesis was titled, ‘Plyometric training and leg motor fitness of male undergraduate student of Masaryk University (Czech Republic) and University of Calabar (Nigeria)’. He has also updated his skills through programmes organized by Nigeria Association of Sports Science and Medicine (NASSM), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and European College of Sports Science (ECSS). He exhibited innovation, industriousness, diligence and was able to accomplish tasks with minimal supervision. His commitment to excellence earned him an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship in Masaryk University (MU), Czech Republic, where he spent 10 months as a masters’ student in the Faculty of Sports Studies. At MU, he was also able to commence the first part of his masters’ research which was supervised by Dr. Jan Cacek. Mr. Sunday’s zeal for academic excellence and scholarship in the university community drove him to volunteer his time to serve as the Deputy-Country Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus KITE II scholarship program from 2015 till date. In this position, he advises students before and during their scholarship and make recommendations to consortium. Mr. Sunday is also the Legal Entity Appointed Representative (LEAR) of University of Calabar to European Commission whose primary role is providing the commission with an up-to-date legal and financial data and maintenance, and entering and updating on the commission’s website the names of any colleague authorized act as legal representatives and signatories. Within the University of Calabar, he serves as secretary to the Faculty ICT Management Committee and Faculty Exchange and Linkages Committee whose primary roles are to develop proposal for functional ICT programmes for staff and students and to project the image of the faculty through ICT. And develop proposals that will attract the interest of other academic institutions for collaboration respectively.

S/N Qualification School Atttended Started Finished
Primary School Leaving CertificateAwoyaya Primary School, Victoria Island, Lagos19891995
Senior Secondary School CertificateVictoria Island Secondary School19962001
Diploma in Human Kinetics and Health EducationUniversity of Ibadan20052007
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in Human Kinetics and Health EducationUniversity of Ibadan20082011
Master of Education (M.Ed) in Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of Calabar20132017
S/N Publication
Svobodova, L., Sunday, A. A., Cacek, J., Kalina, T., & Adeniran, A. A. (2017). Effect of broad jump on leg motor fitness of male university students in Czech Republic and Nigeria. In doc. PaedDr. Martin Pupiš, Ph.D., PaedDr. Zuuzna Pupišová, Ph.D. Kondičný tréning v roku 2017. Banská Bystrica: Slovenská asociácia kondičných trénerov, Univerzita Mateja Bela KTVŠ FF Banská Bystrica, 78-84. ISBN 978-80-8141-165-6.
Sunday, A. A. (2015). Physical activity with degenerative disease: neuromuscular exercise. Journal of Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 5(1), 106-122. ISBN: 1596-5007
Sunday, A. A., O’Neill, C. B. & Ekuri, P. K. (2015). Plasticity of the central nervous system after injury: analogous theory of re-construction. Ilorin Journal of Education, 34, 21–30. ISSN: 0189-6636
Sunday, A. A., O’Neill, C. B. & Edim, M. E. (2013). Gender issues in sports: the way forward. Journal of Research in Health and Sports Science, 13, 195–206. ISSN: 1118-616X
Oladipo, D., Sunday, A. A. & Osaji, N. N. (2012). Exercise and physiological responses in heated environments. In I. C. Elendu, J. Rugai & P. E. Moni (Eds) (pp. 108–124), Kaduna: Sunjo A. J. Global Links Limited. ISBN: 978-978-922-821-8
Sunday, A. A., O’Neill, C. B., & Anam, B. (2015). Stress: risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in youth and children. Kano Journal of Educational Studies, 4(2), 157-164. ISSN: 240-6525
O’Neill, C. B. & Sunday, A. A. (2013). Exercise an adjunct to the rehabilitation of stroke survivors. In R. O. Okuneye, Y. Akintayo, T. Dansu & S. A. Jimoh (Eds) (pp. 192–200), Lagos: Olu-Akin Press. ISBN: 978-3331-3-7
Sunday, A. A., O’Neill, C. B. & Ajibola, C. A. (2015). Severe burns rehabilitation: rehabilitative exercise training as an adjunct treatment. Journal of Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 4(1), 18-39. ISBN: 1596-5007
Morakinyo, E. O., Sunday, A. A. & Iheanacho, S. B. C. (2012). Perceived effect of exercise on pregnant women attending St. Kizito Clinic in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. In I. C. Elendu, J. Rugai & P. E. Moni (Eds) (pp. 163 – 177), Kaduna: Sunjo A. J. Global Links Limited. ISBN: 978-978-922-821-8
Sunday, A. A. & O’Neill, C. B. (2015). Cognitive training: developmental considerations for training school children. Journal of Nigerian Sports Science & Medicine, 16, 126 – 134. ISSN: 0794-7682-8
Sunday, A. A. (2017). Arms-leg alternative: neural coupling rehabilitation. In O. G. Oshodin, S. M. Adodo, U, Igbudu, A. Efe-Aigbovo, E. I. Osayande, E. I. Agbonlahor, & S. Ogbouma (Eds) (pp. 530 – 539), Benin, Edo: Ambik Press. ISBN: 978-978-8509-38-7
Sunday, A. A. & Ogunjimi, L. O. (2017). Over-endurance exercise training: the heart. In O. G. Oshodin, S. M. Adodo, U, Igbudu, A. Efe-Aigbovo, E. I. Osayande, E. I. Agbonlahor, & S. Ogbouma (Eds) (pp. 499 – 509), Benin, Edo: Ambik Press. ISBN: 978-978-8509-38-7
Bílý, J., Cacek, J., Kalina, T. & Sunday, A. A. (2017). The effect of plyometric training (depth jump) on running economy and cycling economy. Studia Sportiva, Masarykova Univerzita, 11(1), 8-15. ISSN 1802-7679. http://www.fsps.muni.cz/dokumenty/pdf/Studia-sportiva-2017-11-1.pdf
Emeribe, V. C., Akah, L. U., Eta, E. E. & Sunday, A. A. (2012). Physiological responses of military personnel during exercise in hot, dry climates. In I. C. Elendu, J. Rugai & P. E. Moni (Eds) (pp. 178 – 191), Kaduna: Sunjo A. J. Global Links Limited. ISBN: 978-978-922-821-8
S/N Grant Currency/Amount Grantor Date
Mr Sunday won the grant under the Erasmus Mundus KITE II Scholarship program, sponsored by the European Commission, which enabled him to do his 10 months Master Exchange Program in Masaryk University, Czech republic from September 2014 to July 2015.EURO 10000European Commission2014-10-01
Mr Sunday enjoyed a Masaryk University research grant (MUNI/A/1301/2014), which contributed to the successful completion the first part of his master's thesis under the supervision of Dr. Jan Cacek.EURO 102000Masaryk University2015-01-01
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) travel grant enabled me to attend a summer school on Big Data in University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada from August 16, 2015 to August 23, 2015GBP 1285Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)2015-06-10

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