Oluchi Chibuzor
A former Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State College (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has careworn the necessity for a extra proactive strategy in direction of integrating the nation’s educational establishments with communities and companies.
He additionally stated that it’s crucial to adequately and urgently fund instructional establishments to make sure Nigerian college students are geared up with the abilities that may make them aggressive within the international financial system and have the boldness to observe these expertise.
He acknowledged this whereas delivering the keynote speech on the twenty first annual public lecture and luncheon of Lagos Chapter, Obafemi Awolowo College Muslim Graduates’ Affiliation( UNIFEMGA), in honour of Justice Habeeb Abiru and Prof. Yusuf Ali, held not too long ago in Lagos.
Talking on ‘Harnessing Alternatives For A New Nigeria’, he stated reform efforts ought to deal with your complete system relatively than the same old sporadic disconnected initiatives.
He stated creativity, vital considering, collaboration, and communication are the imperatives of at this time’s studying, and these ought to function the guiding ideas for the nation’s strategic planning and the mapping of its instructional curriculum.
Regardless of the encouraging developments not too long ago noticed on the Nationwide Universities Fee (NUC) and the Tertiary Training Belief Fund (TETFund), there stays an pressing want for a extra proactive strategy in direction of integrating our establishments with our communities and companies,” he acknowledged.