At least 42 students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Ondo State will receive First Class Honours during its forthcoming 12th convocation ceremony.
The vice chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, disclosed this yesterday at a press conference heralding the convocation in Akure, the state capital.
According to Ige, the first class graduates are among the 5,249 graduates from the 2020/2021 set that will be honored by the institution.
The don stated that 180 will receive postgraduate degree, with 24 in the PhD category.
He said the convocation lecture n will be delivered by the managing director of The Guardian Newspapers, Mr Martins Oloja on Wednesday.
The VC said, “Of the graduating class, 42 achieved first class, 1,088 in second class upper division, 2,264 in second class lower division and 605 in third class”.
While assuring that the institution remained steadfast in its dedication to excellence, quality academic programme, and research Initiatives, Ige hinted that the proactive stance of the institution has consistently earned the university recognition as the Best State University in Nigeria over the past four years according to the prestigious Webometrics Ranking.
His words, “In our commitment to internationalisation and benchmarking operations with global best practices, the university continues to foster partnerships and networks with sister universities both locally and abroad.
“We have extended our collaborations with reputable foreign organisations and universities, including the China-Africa Partnership Institute Exchange Programme”
