Prof. Olufemi Peters, the Vice-Chancellor of NOUN said in Abuja that the platform was introduced to resolve challenges encountered by students in real-time.Information Guide Nigeria
“This helps us track the students’ challenges,” he said.
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Mr Peters noted that the institution had achieved so much in ensuring that Nigerians irrespective of their tight schedule, obtain a quality education.
He said that 28,740 students would be graduating on Saturday as part of activities for the anniversary.
“The university wants to use the opportunity to showcase what it has achieved especially its exploits during the COVID-19 era.
“We have 21,339 undergraduates and 7,101 postgraduate students graduating.
“Among this number are 58 inmates out of which seven are postgraduate graduands.
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“We have 14 centres in our prisons and we have been mandated to expand it.
“In all, we have 28,740 students graduating during our 12th convocation,” Peters said.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaHe disclosed that the graduating inmates were under scholarship adding that there were criteria to be among the beneficiaries.NYSC Portal
Peters said the gesture was NOUN’s own way of discharging its corporate social responsibility to help the inmates lead a normal life after leaving the correctional centres.
He added that the first female Vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA), Prof. Puleng LenkaBula, would be attending the convocation as the guest lecturer.
“Students of the five study centres in Abuja, first class and Masters students will come to the headquarters for the convocation, while others outside Abuja will join from the study centres in their various states.
“We have 141,000 active students and about 250,000, when you combine active and inactive students with 118 study centres nationwide.”JAMB Result