Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
Chrisland University, Abeokuta on Thursday matriculated 300 students at a virtual ceremony to kick-start the 2020/2021 academic session.
The students, who were sworn-in at the University Campus were admitted into three colleges; College of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences and College of Arts, Social and Management Sciences.
Speaking at the Sixth matriculation ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Chinedum Babalola urged the newly admitted students to abide by the rules and regulations of the institution and participate in all activities of the University.
Prof Chinedum Babalola said the university has zero tolerance for cultism, hooliganism and corruption and would therefore not spare any of the students caught on the wrong side of the law.
She advised the students to show respect to colleagues and staff in the University to make them stay fruitful and productive.
In an interview with journalists, the Guest Speaker of the occasion Prof. Kayode Adeoye stressed the importance of learning when it comes to education.
Professor Kayode said the factor that determines quality education is the context of the study.
“There are certain junks that we encumber students with that will not lead to quality education.”
He added that policy makers need to review the syllabus of all schools from primary schools to higher institutions so that they can start producing students as professionals.
Prof. Babagemi Badejo who is the first Professor to be employed at the citadel of learning stressed the need for policy makers in country to strengthen the quality of its education.
“We are regressing education wise. It means a lot in terms of putting resources together by the state and federal governments and private entities investing in education. The world is changing rapidly and technology is becoming the major driving force of everything so we need to get more involved in getting going in several respects.
“For me, it is not just the federal government, education starts from home through to the primary level. It is the foundation levels that are crucial. The federal government should spend much more than it’s doing now.
“The federal government is not investing enough in research. The federal government is wasting a lot of money on other things but not research. If the federal government can invest so much in research, the education sector would be transformed.”