Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) will on Friday, December 12 and Saturday, December 13 confer degrees and diplomas on 5,799 students during its 14th Convocation Ceremony.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Olugbenga Ige announced this on Monday at a preconvocation press briefing held on the university campus in Akungba Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Giving a breakdown of the graduating class, Prof. Ige said 32 students earned First Class honours, while 1,444 graduated with Second Class Upper Division. Another 3,177 obtained Second Class Lower Division, 582 finished with Third Class and 16 received Pass degrees.
He explained that the graduands comprise 5,252 undergraduates, 526 postgraduate students and 22 diploma holders.
Prof. Ige added that all First Class graduates would be offered automatic employment by the university upon completion of their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.
We are fully assured that the graduates we are releasing into society have been equipped with the essential skills required to contribute meaningfully to national and global development, he said.
Reflecting on the university’s strides, the Vice Chancellor noted that AAUA had maintained its status as one of Nigeria’s leading state owned institutions, recording significant progress in research, digital learning, staff development and community service.
Our university has expanded partnerships, modernised key infrastructure and maintained peace and stability on campus even in challenging times, he said. He attributed these achievements to the support of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, the Governing Council, Senate, management, staff, students, alumni and the host community.
Highlighting developments under his administration, Prof. Ige said AAUA had restored academic integrity and repositioned its programmes for enhanced quality.
Not only have we sustained all our existing programmes, we have also broadened our academic landscape by expanding our faculties from seven to ten, he said.
According to him, the university established three new faculties: Administration and Management Sciences, Allied Health Sciences and Computing, as well as new departments including French, Food Science and Technology and Library and Information Services.
