29 Bag First Class As Fountain University Holds 9th Convocation

By Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo

The Vice-Chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo, Prof. Amidu Sanni, said on Wednesday that 307 students would graduate during the 9th convocation ceremony scheduled to hold between Jan. 8 to 14.

Prof Sanni, who stated this at a press conference held at the University’s campus, also said 29 of the graduates would be awarded first class degrees.

He said “a total of 307 students are graduating across various disciplines in the 2018/19 academic session: 29 (First Class), 115 (2nd Class Upper), 147 (2nd Class Lower) 16 (Third Class) and 5 Postgraduate students at Masters’ Level.”

He said the institution’s convocation programme would hold from Jan. 8 to 14, adding that by Tuesday, the grand finale of the programme would be the congregation for the Award of degrees and prizes and Investiture of a new Chancellor, Alhaji (Dr Umaru Abdul Mutallab (CON) at the Amina Namadi Sambo Hall of the school.

He also listed the various achievements of the school stating that some of the 38 new programmes approved by the school’s Senate last year would be taking off soon, and that the NUC Resource Verification team is expected to visit in the next few months.

Prof Sanni, however, said effective from the second semester of 2019/2020, the new focus and philosophy of the school would be to depart from the conventional practice of pure academics.

He said the school would incorporate skill development, entrepreneurial exposure (with attachment to Industrial Development Centre) and local art and craft workshops to it’s programme.

Prof Sanni further explained that the school was also embarking on series of building projects and that some international institutions had also pledged to help and assist the institution with it’s college of medicine and teaching hospital projects.

He said as part of the expansion plan of Fountain University, the institution would open up it’s South Campus where new colleges, Senate Building, Agricultural City, and Teaching Hospital and College of Medicine are scheduled to be established