Ogun State Government Under the Leadership of Governor Dapo Abiodun MRF has Approved the Award of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) to National Diploma (ND) Graduates by Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
In his mission towards improving the educational provision in the
state to meet the demand for technological and vocational manpower
needed for development, Governor Dapo Abiodun MRF has approved the award
of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) by Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,
Abeokuta.
The
Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi
Arigbabu conveyed the approval in a letter signed by the State Director,
Primary and Higher Education, Dr. Olanloye Waheed, dated March 23,
2021.
The letter addressed to the Acting Rector, Dr. Adeoye
Odedeji stated that, “His Excellency, Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun MFR has
graciously granted approval to commence the process of affiliation with
Olabisi Onabanjo University for the purpose of running B.Tech
programmes”.
It further explained that, the approval will be
intandem with the requirements approved by the National Universities
Commission (NUC).
The B.Tech approval to MAPOLY is also a
confirmation of His Excellency’s keen interest in education to align it
with the demands of modern trends which places premium on technological
and vocational skill acquisition.
It would be recalled that
Governor Abiodun, on assumption of office, revived MAPOLY with the
pronouncement to return the Institution to status quo ante.
While
reacting to this development, the Acting Rector maintained that the
programme will retain and sustain the hand-on policy of Technical and
Vocational Education Training (TVET) policy.
The acting rector
explained that the B.Tech will be, mainly, for National Diploma
graduates of programmes accredited by National Board for Technical
Education (NBTE) in the Polytechnic.
“The reason is that we want
to give maximum benefits to all our products and their counterparts from
other institution within the context of the programmes accredited in
the Polytechnic”, he added.
Dr. Odedeji said, “as soon as all
arrangements have been concluded with OOU and NUC, there is assurance
that the programme will begin before the end of this year.”
On
behalf of the Management, Staff and Students of the Polytechnic, Dr.
Odedeji expresses heartfelt appreciation to His Excellency, Prince Dapo
Abiodun, for this giant offer to MAPOLY.
He promised that the
Institution will continue to key into the mission of the “Building our
Future Together” agenda of the Ogun State Government.
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