Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State,
Nigeria, will graduate 6, 341 at the 5th Convocation Ceremony of the
institution which will hold on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th,
November, 2014. Of this number, 26 graduands will receive First Class Degrees.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Femi Mimiko, gave the revelation
on Tuesday last week during the Press Conference kick-starting the Convocation
Ceremony.
Prof. Mimiko said, “A total of 6,341 graduands from
the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 sets will be convocating this year. Faculty of
Science with 1,519 has the largest chunk, followed by Social
and Management Sciences, Arts, Education and Law in that
order. There are 412 graduands receiving postgraduate degrees, 10 of whom are
in the PhD category.
“Of the two sets, 26 graduated in First Class; 1,414 in
Second Class Upper Division; 3,505 in Second Class Lower Division; 993 in Third
Class. ”
The VC said the 5th Convocation Ceremony was
unique in the sense that it coincided with the University’s Founder’s Day of 15th
year Anniversary, saying, “This is not a coincidence but fallout of a
deliberate initiative to institutionalize the university and put it on a
competitive pedestal and it is my hope that this profound tradition of
scholarship shall be sustained here.”
Prof. Mimiko said AAUA would continue to strengthen the
integrity and quality of its academic programmes through training and
retraining of its staff and re-inventing and re-engineering of its programmes
and emplacement of a broadening research agenda, with a view to churning out
globally competitive graduates.
The VC highlighted some of the recent academic and
infrastructure landmarks of the university.
He said, “Early this year, the United States Transparency
International Standard, USTIS, after its 2013 school ranking survey, proclaimed
AAUA the Best State University in Nigeria. A graduate of AAUA, Opeyemi Akeem
Longe, who made First Class in Law, the first in the University’s 15-year
history, did not only repeat the feat at this year’s Final Bar Examination of
the Nigerian Law School, he is indeed the best result nationally!”
On infrastructural development, he said, “The Visitor
to the university, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, inaugurated six projects during the
last convocation ceremony on Friday, March 22, 2013. Between that time and now,
the University has added at least seven other major projects to further tackle
the challenge of space… There is the 30-Classroom Quadrangle; the 500-capacity
Nelson Mandela Hall, the Central Research Laboratory Building, the Health
Centre Building, and the Eastern Campus Gate. Above all, there is the iconic
Senate Building, which is unarguably the most compelling, the biggest and most
modern University Senate building in Nigeria.”
He thanked the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, for
demonstrating genuine interest in ensuring delivery of quality education in the
State.
Meanwhile, the Special Keep-Fit exercise for the Convocation
Ceremony was held on Friday last week. The exercise started with a walk from
the University Multipurpose Hall to the ultra-modern Gymnasium of the
University.
Speaking after Keep-Fit exercise, the Vice Chancellor, Prof.
Mimiko, reiterated his delight at the sustenance of the weekly exercise and at
making it a regular feature of the University’s Convocation.
He thanked the Sports Unit for managing and utilizing the Gym
well. He stressed the need for members of the University Community to visit the
magnificent Gymnasium at least once in a week to keep fit.
He noted when the accreditation team of the National
Universities Commission visited the Gym, members of the team said the AAUA Gym
was second to none in all Nigerian universities.
The VC announced that funds would be approved for the
purchase of more sports equipment and thanked every member of the University
Community for contributing to the project of building a new AAUA. He enjoined
the students to continue to sustain the stable academic calendar, protect and project
the image of their university.
Other events lined up for the Convocation Ceremony are the
Opening of Exhibition (Scientific and Artistic) is built for Monday, November
3, in the Students\' Relaxation Centre at 10:00a.m.
Interdenominational Service comes up on Tuesday, November 4
in the University Multipurpose Hall at 10:00 a. Jumat Service will hold same
day at 2:00 p.m in the AAUA Central Mosque, while the Convocation Play,
Kurunmi, by Ola Rotimi, will start by 5:00 p.m. same day.
The Convocation Lecture, titled, The Break Up of Nigeria:
Myths, Realities and Implications, will be delivered by His Excellency, former
Senate President, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu under the chairmanship of the Executive
Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, OON, on
Wednesday, November 5, 2014, in the University Multipurpose Hall at 2:00pm.
This is followed by the Closing Ceremony of the Exhibition exercise in the
Students\' Relaxation Centre and Graduand\'s Cocktail at new Senate Building
piazza at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., respectively same day.
Thursday, November 6, will feature the conferment of First
Degrees on graduating students of the Faculties Arts, Education, Science, the
Institute of Education and presentation of prizes at 10:00 a.m. in the University
Multipurpose Hall.
Friday, November 7, will feature the conferment of First
Degrees on Graduating Students of the Faculties of Law, Social & Management
Sciences and Institute of Part Time Programmes. Conferment of Postgraduate
Diplomas, Higher Degrees, Honorary Degree; and Presentation of Prizes at 10:00 a.m. in the University Multipurpose
Hall.
This will be followed by Convocation Luncheon at the
University Guest House.
