Take advantage of opportunities offered by Babcock — VC tells matriculating students
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
The Vice Chancellor of Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Professor Ademola Stephen Tayo, has charged the 3, 139 matriculated students of the institution for 2021/2022 academic session to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the university to be their best and live their dreams to turn out excellently in life.
Speaking at the 23rd matriculation ceremony recently, Professor Tayo said the university’s faculty members and facilities were among the best in the country that can give them quality education to become successful people in society.
According to the Vice Chancellor, getting training in Babcock University guarantees students the confidence to march through life with the power and audacity to advance the frontiers of national development and international cooperation.
He urged the students while here to look into the future and see themselves as part of the tools that would reshape the world for the common good of man.
The VC asserted that education in Babcock deals with not just the learning of facts, but also of training the mind to think with a view to applying knowledge to solve social problems.
“You are today being matriculated into a functional education that equips you in intelligence and character to be locally relevant and globally influential,” the VC stated.
Professor Tayo congratulated both parents and students and reminded them that their choice of Babcock University was an acceptance of this duty to be part of a network of scholars aspirated to transform lives through quality education of the minds and hearts.
“We entreat our valued dear parents and guardians to cooperate with the university to make our campus a peaceful and safe environment for them to attain greater heights,” he said.
He pledged university administration’s continued commitment to make the institution remain competitive for the enrolment of quality students and recruitment of high performing staff and faculty that are benchmarked with the best internationally.
Highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of award of recognition to Ikonwot Ezekiel Uduak with the highest score of 325 in 2021 UTME among those who applied to Babcock University; Adebawojo Mosopefoluwa with the highest score of 15 points in Babcock University 2021 Jupeb programme and Okubote Ifeoluwa with the highest CGPA OF 5.00 in Babcock University 2021 Pre-degree programme.
The JAMB registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede was represented at the ceremony by the Ogun state coordinator of the agency, Alhaji Abdulkareem Balogun.
