The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has urged stakeholders and friends of the institution to key into his vision of ‘picking a project, programme or student’ in a bid to promote excellence.Ogundipe made the appeal in an interview on Thursday in Lagos. He spoke on the sidelines of the inauguration of the […]
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has urged stakeholders and friends of the institution to key into his vision of ‘picking a project, programme or student’ in a bid to promote excellence.Ogundipe made the appeal in an interview on Thursday in Lagos.
He spoke on the sidelines of the inauguration of the newly renovated Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) building and meeting rooms donated to the University of Lagos Business School.
Supreme reports that Dr Akintoye Akindele, Chairman of Platform Capital, carried out the renovation and made the donation to the institution.Ogundipe said that with such vision, the institution would contribute more, not only to the nation but the world at large
”Part of the vision that God gave me when I applied for the position of the vice chancellorship is: Pick a Project, Pick a Programme and Pick a Person.”And what we are doing here today is part of that pick a project which Dr Akintoye, through the Platform Capital, is doing now in the renovation of this building.“We also have a similar one currently going on in the Faculty of Law, being carried out by Alhaji Femi Okunu and many others like that.
”In the area of Pick a Programme, we are talking to the alumni and friends of the university to pick a department and try and support it, by buying equipment and many others, in a bid to enhance the teaching and learning in that department, especially now that we are talking about online teaching.”For Pick a Person, you can pick an indigent student and train such student from first year to when he or she is going to graduate.
“You can also pick someone in a department and sponsor such person to an international conference outside the country or even within.“We are indeed grateful to all our donors so far and expect more of such, to take our university to where we truly want it to be,
” he said.Ogundipe expressed delight at the gesture by the Platform Capital, saying it was the way to go, as it would continuously boost the culture of excellence of the university.”Today’s commissioning is not just for the renovated classrooms by platform Capital, there is also the lecture theatres, the old building in itself, and they also brought in IT system into the space.
“There are other facilities that enhance someone to deliver lectures to any part of the world, that is virtual teaching platform in the classrooms, where a lecture will be recieved and even examination conducted online.
