Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, declare open the Second Lagos Summer School in Digital Humanities (LSSDH-2018) under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe at the University of Lagos.
According to a press release by the convener, Prof. Tunde Opeibi, a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Lagos State Governor, the maiden edition in 2017 was inaugurated by the governor.
A publication written in honour of Ambode by Prof. Opeibi will be unveiled during the opening ceremony.
The Lagos Summer School in Digital Humanities, a pioneering initiative in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa is a multi-disciplinary forum organised to raise, train and equip a new generation of scholars that will drive innovation and contribute to the quest for smart cities and knowledge-based society.