Ibadan Varsity Offers Automatic Employment, Postgraduate Scholarship to all First Class Graduates

The First Technical University, Ibadan, has offered automatic employment to all of its 12 first-class graduates.

The vice-chancellor of the institution, Professor Ayobami Salami, made the announcement on Saturday during the maiden convocation of the university.

He said: “I hereby announce that all the First Class graduates who are interested in academic pursuits are hereby offered automatic employment immediately after their National Youths Service.”

Salami also announced that the university management had secured the support of local and international partners to award postgraduate scholarships to all of those who accept the offer, to enable them to pursue Master’s degree training in the United States of America, as well as “split-site PhD degree programmes.”

He enjoined the graduates to be of good character.

“You are the first set, the first fruits of our labour and we are unveiling you today as our trailblazers.

“I enjoin you to realise that you carry the burden of history on your shoulders as Tech-U’s pioneer graduates. You should, therefore, let excellence and good character be your watchword,” he said.

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A total of 63 students graduated during the first convocation, 12 of them with First Class honours, 25 with Second Class upper-division, 24 with Second Class lower division, and two with Third Class.

Afonja Mariam Adewumi from the Microbiology Department emerged as the overall best graduating student with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.91.

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CREDIT: ALLSCHOOL, Nigerian Tribune