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The Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU Garduates 5,040 Degree and Postgraduate Students During 27th Convocation Ceremony - 2017/2018 Session.
No fewer than five thousand, and forty (5,040) students from various Colleges and Faculties of the Olabisi Onabanjo University were graduated during the 27th Convocation Ceremony held on Tuesday, 30th January, 2018.Four thousand, three hundred and eighty-six (4,386) of this number were first degree graduates, while six hundred and fifty four (654) were graduands from the University’s various Postgraduate programmes.
The breakdown showed that there were eighteen (18) graduands that earned First Class, six hundred and five (605) in second class upper division, one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-eight (1,938) in second class lower division while one thousand, four hundred and two (1,402) had third class degree. Only seventy-nine (79) had a pass degree and two hundred and eight (208) Diplomas
From the Postgraduate School, seventy-five (75) had Ph.D degrees, three hundred and seventy-four (374) with Masters while one hundred and five (105) were awarded Postgraduate Diplomas and one (01) candidate had a Master of Philosophy.
The ceremony gave the opportunity for the Vice-Chancellor to reel out to the congregation some achievements he had made since his appointment on the 13th October, 2017.
In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olatunde thanked sincerely the stake holders of the University and the Governor of the State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, CON, FCA for his financial support to his administration.
He observed that the University had enjoyed stability for the last six years without disruptions. He said this phenomenon had encouraged many intending applicants for admission to consider the University as their first point of call.
The Vice-Chancellor revealed that the University had also scaled through the recent accreditation exercise with 96% of its programmes already accredited while seven new academic programmes were coming on board with the approval of the University Council for resource verification visits by the National University Commission.
On staff and students welfare, the Vice-Chancellor disclosed that he had ensured prompt processing of staff requests for training and conference attendance which were sponsored by TETfund and other funding agencies and organizations.
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