All newly admitted students
of the University of Ilorin will
have a PC tablet each to boost
the institution’s ICT drive and
enhance e-communication
between the students and their lecturers.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
AbdulGaniyu Ambali,
disclosed this last Wednesday
(October 2, 2013) while
answering questions on a
special Unilorin 89.3 FM live interview programme, ‘Talk
to the VC’, to mark his one
year in office.
The media chat, moderated by
Segun Alabi of Unilorin 89.3
FM, has Abiodun Fagbemi of
The Guardian, Layiwola
Olarenwaju, Daily Sun;
Arowona Abdulazeez, Nigerian Pilot; Hammed Shittu,
This Day, and Olusegun
Adebayo of Youth Spring
news magazine, as members
of the interview panel.
Prof. Ambali said, “We hope
to start a new era with those
coming in because we have to
empower them to face the
challenges of the ICT world,”
adding that “all the curriculum and courseware will be on the
tablet so that you have the
whole classroom on your
hand.”
The Vice-Chancellor charged
the students to concentrate on
their primary reason for
coming to the University,
which is learning, noting that
his administration is committed to providing a
comfortable environment for
the students with adequate
accommodation facilities on
campus.
Prof. Ambali also noted that
the University was committed
to producing graduates
endowed with requisite
entrepreneurship skills in
order to prepare them for the larger society.
The Vice-Chancellor noted that
the University, in addition to
reviewing its academic
curriculum every five years to
reflect current trends, is
partnering professional bodies and industries to ensure that
graduates are exposed to
skills that will be of value to
them and to the development
of the society at large. He
disclosed that the Federal Government, through the
Tertiary Education Fund
(TETFund), has approved
funds for the establishment of
a permanent Entrepreneurship
Centre in the University.
The Professor of Veterinary
Medicine identified improved
security on campus, staff
development, infrastructural
developments, and improved
internet connectivity as some of the achievements recorded
in the last one year under his
leadership.
Prof. Ambali also noted that
significant steps are being
taken to boost the Internally
Generated Revenue (IGR) of
the University through such
ventures as the University Plantation and the Zoo as well
as through alumni
contributions. The Vice-Chancellor then
expressed appreciation to
staff members of the
University for their
commitment and dedication
towards the development of the institution. Describing the journey so far
as “a good experience”,
Professor Ambali appreciated
God for making it possible for
him to have been able to
make a difference in the lives of staff and students of the
University.
The Vice-Chancellor, who
described leadership as living
by example, attributed the
peaceful atmosphere that
pervades the University
campus to the transparency in the management of the
University affairs and the fact
that the authority always
carries all stakeholders along
in all its dealings. Prof. Ambali pointed out that
the contributions of the
University of Ilorin has been
widely acknowledged in
terms of research output,
stable academic calendar, and the production of highly
skilled and disciplined
graduates. He noted that in the last 12
months, security of lives and
property has been improved
upon, and, as such, people can
move around freely while
members of staff can comfortably stay in their
various offices and
laboratories without fear of
any security threat.
The Vice Chancellor submitted
that the University has been
able to sponsor staff to
conferences, improve on the
access to internet connectivity
as well as support the students in carrying out their
educational and social
activities, adding that the
University is working to be
one of the topmost
Universities in the world. Projecting into the future,
Prof. Ambali pledged to
continue to support staff
welfare, security of lives and
property on campus, and
provision of a favourable environment for learning and
research, and improvement on
lecture delivery by providing
better lecture rooms.

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