.Says non-public varsity college students deserve NELFUND, TETFund advantages
Fidelis David in Akure
No fewer than 98 college students of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, will graduate with First Class honours as the establishment prepares to graduate 836 college students at its sixteenth convocation ceremony scheduled for October 31.
The graduating class contains 786 undergraduate and 50 postgraduate college students. Of the undergraduates, 423 earned Second Class Upper Division levels, 229 obtained Second Class Lower Division, whereas 36 graduated with Third Class levels.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Omolola Irinoye, disclosed the figures yesterday throughout a press briefing on the college’s Senate Chamber in Owo, the place she outlined preparations for the convocation and defended the establishment’s tutorial requirements.
Nursing Science recorded the very best variety of undergraduate graduates, with 191, adopted by Computer Science (HIM) with 64, whereas Law and Medical Laboratory Science produced 61 graduates every. Accounting recorded 56 graduates, whereas Human Anatomy had 41.
The 50 postgraduate graduates comprise 25 Master of Science (M.Sc.) college students, 22 college students in doctoral or mixed MPhil/Ph.D. programmes, and three Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) college students. Accounting recorded the very best postgraduate enrolment, with 16, adopted by Business Administration with 15 and Nursing Science with 10.
Responding to accusations that personal universities award too many top quality in contrast with public establishments, Irinoye stated Achievers University had no cause to apologise for its college students’ efficiency, insisting that the establishment invested considerably in high quality assurance and an enabling studying atmosphere.
“We have 98 students with First Class. For private universities that believe in quality education and invest in giving quality education, to whom so much is given, so much is also expected,” she stated.
The Vice Chancellor defined that the college maintained detailed data of scholars’ steady assessments and different tutorial necessities, stressing that college students who failed to satisfy the stipulated attendance threshold or full their steady evaluation necessities weren’t permitted to take a seat examinations.
“In our university, if a student does not meet up with 70 per cent attendance of classes, we don’t do exams. If you do not fulfil all the continuous assessment requirements, you do not do exams. If you fail, you must do whatever you are expected to do to pass,” she stated.
Irinoye stated the college had established a well-funded high quality assurance unit to observe educating and studying, with personnel assigned to look at classroom actions and assess lecturers’ compliance with tutorial requirements. Heads of departments and stage advisers have been additionally anticipated to observe college students’ progress, whereas lecturers have been required to submit course syllabuses for evaluate earlier than the graduation of every tutorial session.
She attributed the establishment’s rising patronage to its funding in educating services, electrical energy, employees growth and know-how, as nicely as confidence constructed amongst mother and father and guardians by way of the efficiency of their youngsters. She added that the college had developed a man-made intelligence coverage for implementation within the present tutorial session and was coaching employees and college students to adapt to rising applied sciences.
The Vice Chancellor known as on the federal authorities to increase pupil financing and analysis assist alternatives to certified college students and establishments within the non-public college system, arguing that entry to public assist shouldn’t be decided solely by institutional possession. “Our students are not benefiting from NELFUND. We don’t benefit from TETFund,” she stated, advocating equitable entry to academic assist.
She additionally stated the college had sustained scholarship schemes and versatile fee preparations since its institution in 2007 to assist college students from less-privileged backgrounds. On medical coaching, she disclosed that the establishment was creating its personal educating hospital however would proceed collaborating with the Federal Medical Centre and different scientific services to offer college students with sensible expertise and entry to specialists.
She harassed that the convocation actions will start on Saturday, October 24, with the maiden White Coat Ceremony for 91 medical college students. Other occasions embrace the induction of graduate engineers on October 26, Public Health graduates on October 27, Medical Laboratory Science graduates on October 28 and graduate nurses on October 29.
“The convocation lecture, scheduled for October 30, will be delivered by the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, while the award of degrees, presentation of prizes and conferment of honorary doctoral awards on three eminent Nigerians will take place on October 31. The ceremonies will conclude with a thanksgiving service on November 1.”
