Education

BOWEN Celebrates Winner Of Osun Independence Essay Competition

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The Vice-Chancellor of BOWEN University, Iwo, Osun State, Professor Joshua Ogunwole says healthy competition among students of higher institutions in the state will promote excellence and further build the capacity of young people.

Professor Ogunwole stated this while receiving a 400 level medical student of the University, Mr. Victor Adeyemo, who emerged the overall winner of the 2021 Nigeria Independence Anniversary Essay competition sponsored by the Osun State government.

Presenting the winner to the University community at a reception held at the Timothy Olagbemiro Library on the school campus, the Vice-Chancellor said the emergence of Victor Adeyemo as the overall winner in the state-sponsored essay competition was another accomplishment of the vision of the institution to produce solution providers who would solve the inevitable challenges facing mankind.

Professor Ogunwole added that the university, a faith-based institution, remains committed to using 21st Century technology-driven and Holy Spirit-inspired approaches to building young persons who would positively influence society.

The BOWEN VC appreciated Governor Gboyega Oyetola for promoting excellence in education, through such healthy competition to motivate young people in attaining breakthroughs through hard work in academics and decent living, without indulging in cheating and other social vices.

He pledged the institution’s support for such initiatives by the Osun State government which he maintained would bring the best out of students and promote healthy competition among higher citadels of learning in the state, both public and private.

Announcing a cash donation of one hundred and fifty thousand naira to the overall winner, Professor Ogunwole described Victor Adeyemo as a worthy ambassador who deserved to be celebrated.

He charged other students to be serious with their academics and in other capacities that could add value to them and society, saying such effort would never go unappreciated.

Responding, the overall winner of the Osun 2021 Independence Essay Competition, Mr. Victor Adeyemo said he initially avoided participation due to his examination, but for the encouragement of the university authorities.

Mr. Adeyemo who was full of appreciation to the Osun State Government, the school’s Vice-Chancellor and management remarked that BOWEN University had inculcated in him the virtues of integrity, hard work, and diligence.

The high point of the event was the decoration of the winner with the University’s pin and the presentation of gift items by the management.

Adenitan Akinola

Education

Nigeria needs to create a research-friendly structure – Bowen VC

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The Vice-Chancellor, Bowen University, Iwo, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, has advocated improved synergy among public and private universities in Nigeria to record breakthroughs in research. 

He maintained that the best way to get a good result in research is to encourage those that have ideas work together. 

Professor Ogunwole spoke on the university Campus in Iwo, while addressing members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Osun state. 

The don stressed that Nigeria must create a research-friendly structure and imbibe the culture of celebrating research breakthroughs and researchers, while putting such output into use on a national level.

Speaking on contemporary teaching and learning activities in Nigeria Higher Institutions, he pointed out that the societal reality of the present generation had changed the nature of parenting and made children independent learners, hence school curriculum should be designed in such a way that students could learn independently with less pressure of supervision.

The Bowen University Vice Chancellor who said the institution pioneered online classes in Nigeria, called on education planners in the country to design a framework for e-learning to make it part of the country’s educational system.

Responding to questions on national issues, Professor Ogunwale who berated the sharp divisions among Nigerians, noted that the development was a strange phenomenon, whose root causes must be honestly investigated and dealt with, saying that all ethnic groups in Nigeria need one another.

Adenitan Akinola

Education

Bowen University Set to Boost Space Science Education

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Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, is to kick start deployment of a super
dual equatorial radar network system to aid the study of atmospheric
physics and monitor equator.

Vice Chancellor Bowen University, Professor Joshua Ogunwole who
disclosed this at the press conference for the 14th convocation of the
institution said the ten million U.S dollars project, when flagged
off would be the first in Africa.

The Vice Chancellor while explaining that Bowen University had established collaboration with the University of Virginia, United States of America and National Space Research and Development Agency on the project, hinted that the partnership would further enhance research in space science across the world.

Professor Ogunwole explained that the program would help in solving hitches associated with telephone network across the country.

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Professor Ogunwole during the press conference

Professor Ogunwole noted that Bowen University had changed its business model from the faculty model to modified collegiate system  to ensure that
learning was accessible to students.

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Professor Ogunwole during the press conference

The Vice Chancellor while highlighting activities of the 14th convocation which will be climax on Saturday said an honour of Doctor of Entrepreneurship would be conferred on the president of African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina.

Adedayo Adelowo