…bags various international and local awards
…establishes centre for long distance learning
…graduates 842 students with 36 bagging First Class
Nigeria’s premier private varsity, Igbinedion University, Okada, IUO in Edo State has blazed the trail by venturing into manufacturing of electric vehicles to help Nigerians save cost as prices of fuel continues to soar.
This disclosure was made by the varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Lawrence Ezemonye during its 21st convocation at the weekend.
Prof Ezemonye revealed that the design and fabrication that would lead to the production of the vehicles were ongoing.
He said: “Research, development, and innovation are critical to scholarship and knowledge production. The university’s efforts in this regard received a boost with the ongoing design and fabrication of Light Weight Electric Minibus, which will ultimately lead to the manufacture of lightweight vehicles.
On the Long Distance Learning Centre, the VC said: “I am pleased to announce that the University now has a Centre for Distance Learning. The establishment of the Centre followed a recent successful resource verification visit by the National Universities Commission
“The Centre for Distance Learning has taken off with B.Sc. Accounting. Other programmes which will soon be introduced under the second phase include B.Sc. Nursing Sciences, B.Sc. Computer Science, Master in Business Administration (MBA), Master in Public Health (MPA), etc.
“To the graduands, Prof Ezemonye said: “wish to specially congratulate the graduating students. Convocation offers a chance to celebrate hardwork and academic triumphs of all graduates. Today therefore marks a particularly important accomplishment in your lives, a culmination of your relentless hard work, sacrifice and dedication. It symbolizes the dividing line between the past and the future. The past you end today is your campus life; the future you will begin tomorrow as global leaders.
“The University has since inception graduated over sixteen thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students. At this Convocation Ceremony, another batch of 842 students comprising 691 undergraduate and 151 postgraduate students will be added to the list of distinguished graduates spread across the seven Colleges. The breakdown of the undergraduate students show that 36 are in First Class; 299 students in Second Class Upper Division; and 205 Second Class Lower Division.
” There is none in Third Class, while 150 earned unclassified degrees (Medicine & Surgery and Pharmacy). Significantly, out of the graduating students in this category, 4 had distinctions in Community Medicine, while 3 made distinctions in Pharmacy. In the postgraduate category, 51 are for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, 93 for Masters’ degree and 7 for Postgraduate Diploma.
“As you join the select list of IUO distinguished alumni, I admonish you to be grateful to God, to your families, your sponsors and the university. Be thankful to your lecturers and mentors as well, for equipping you with knowledge, skills and competences that will enable you to navigate the world of business and industry and make your own contribution to mankind.