LAGOS,Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is set to hold its 13th convocation ceremony, where a total of 22,175 students from all over the country will be honored.
The event, scheduled for April 13, will highlight the school’s advanced technology systems and their effectiveness.
According to Olufemi Peters, the vice-chancellor of NOUN, the convocation will be a platform to showcase the capabilities of the institution’s technology infrastructure.
Out of the 22,175 students, a significant number will be receiving their undergraduate degrees, totaling 15,768.
Additionally, 6,407 students will be awarded postgraduate certificates, while 22 students will graduate with first-class honors.
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“The forthcoming convocation would be an opportunity to showcase what the institution can do with technology,” he said.
“Of this number, 15,768 are undergraduate degrees, while 6,407 are for postgraduate degrees, with the Faculty of Social Sciences producing the highest number of graduates.
“22 of these students are first class, 2,362 are PGD graduates, while 41 are Masters and six leaving the institution as PHD holders.
“This is an indication that the school is gradually moving towards establishing a more robust post graduate school.”
Peters said there will be a convocation lecture on Friday, to be delivered by the vice Chancellor of Open University of Tanzania, Professor Elifas Bisanda.
He added that the graduating students will join the convocation ceremony virtually from its 120 study centres in Nigeria.
Peters revealed that Innocent Chukwuma, the CEO of Innoson Motors and Hajia Hafsatu Abdulwaheed, the first female novelist in northern Nigeria, will be conferred honorary doctorate degrees at the convocation ceremony.
Peters also said the university has rolled out its study centres from the initial 17 to 120 centres spread across the country, noting that the institution has overcame most of the challenges it faced in the past.
