Forty-two students of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) who got first class have been offered automatic employment by the institution.
The Vice Chancellor of AAUA, Prof Olugbenga Ige who disclosed this at a press conference to herald the 12th convocation ceremony of the university said 5, 249 bagged various degrees in various courses in the 2020/2021 academic session.
Out of the 5, 249 graduating class, Prof Ige said 42 achieved First Class; 1,088 in Second Class Upper Division; 2,264 in Second Class Lower Division; and 605 in Third Class.”
Those with first-class, the Vice Chancellor said have been offered automatic employment to serve as impetus to other student on the need for academic excellence and hard work.
He said graduates of the institution would make a great impact in saving the nation’s economy as they have been equipped with essential skills including entrepreneurial competencies that would have significant contributions to the nation’s economy.
Prof. Ige said the institution is proud of its graduates as they are always top-class wherever they go for additional qualifications. Among the graduates, he said 180 would receive postgraduate degrees, with 24 in the PhD category.
His words “We are confident that what the University releases to the society during this convocation ceremony are graduates equipped, not only with essential skills that make them significant contributors to the nation’s and world’s developmental trajectory, but also with entrepreneurial competencies essential in an economy fostering private enterprise.”
