Professor Labo Popoola, Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, admitted 3,671 students into the university’s several colleges for the 2020/21 academic session on Thursday.

Professor Labo Popoola, Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, admitted 3,671 students into the university’s several colleges for the 2020/21 academic session on Thursday. The University’s 14th matriculation exercise took place simultaneously at all six of the institution’s sites around the state, as well as at several colleges.

where they were accepted into the institutions on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor by their respective college provost.

Professor Popoola, who was represented by Professor Amos Popoola, Provost, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, addressed the students after the oath-taking ceremony at the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Auditorium on the University’s main campus in Osogbo, and said that out of the over 10,000 students who applied for the school’s post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test, only 4,757 were offered a place.

While stating that the university’s focus is on developing entrepreneurial graduates who can impact the immediate environment and compete globally, he stated that the institution will provide the student with a start-up fund of N200,000, which will be repaid with 1% interest.

“It is worthy of note to inform you that out of over ten thousand candidates that applied to this university, only four thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven (4,757)candidates were given admission and only three thousand six hundred and seventy-one (3,671)candidates are lucky to sail through to be matriculating today.

“In this university, we are driven by our vision and desire to “be a centre of excellence providing high-quality teaching and learning experience, which will engender the production of entrepreneurial graduates capable of impacting their environment while being globally competitive.

” As an institution, we have committed ourselves to the pursuit of academic innovation, skill-based training and a tradition of excellence in teaching, research and community service and this can be proven through the quality of graduates that we produce and our consciousness of time. Here, we do have an uninterrupted academic session. You know when you enrol and you know when to graduate, provided you work diligently. “In achieving this vision, we have a centre for Entrepreneurial studies that engage in the training of students on their chosen vocations so that they can be skilled within the years of their course of study and this is complemented with a certificate of competence in the vocation to enable the students to be self-reliant after graduation.

This means that our students have a possibility to graduate from this university with two certificates. Following graduation, we consider it our job to provide these students who are ready to be self-sufficient with a start-up fund of two hundred thousand naira, which can be repaid instalment at a 1% interest rate.

“As a student of this Institution, you are expected to plant a tree seedling to mark your entrance into our community. You must nurture the seedling till you exit the institution. Very soon, our horticulturist will reach out to you with the details of the activity. Please give them the fullest cooperation possible.

“This University, like every other university, has rules and regulations and you are expected to abide by all the rules and regulations. You are also expected to participate in all the activities of the University and be fully committed to your studies to justify your selection out of the thousands who wanted to come to study in this noble institution.

“Finally, I implore you to stay away completely from any act of drug abuse, cultism and the likes because the University has zero tolerance to these vices. If you are caught, the university will not desist to take the appropriate sanction, which may include summary dismissal. “Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, once again I congratulate all the fresh students, parents, friends and well-wishers and I wish you all well in this journey to greatness”, he said.

Source : Vanguard News Nigeria