New Horizons partners varsities on ICT projects

New Horizons has partnered with four universities on information, communications and technology and project empowerment.

The varsities are the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Schools, Hillside University of Science and Technology, Aletheia University, and Ahman Pategi University. They have all entered into separate high-level collaborations to train students in 21st-century-oriented, lucrative international certification-based ICT and project skills.

New Horizons revealed that this initiative responded to the increasing demand for highly qualified graduates, who possess both academic excellence and internationally recognised professional IT, e-business, and project management certifications to address the pervasive graduate unemployment syndrome.

According to New Horizons MD/CEO Tim Akano, the four universities have taken a bold step toward making their institutions relevant in the 21st century by embracing the rapid advancements in emerging technologies such as AI, robotics, and machine learning.

He further stated that New Horizons would leverage its 43 years of international experience as a U.S.-based organisation with 370 centres in 71 countries and 20 years of operations in Nigeria to ensure the programme’s success.

Akano said that, with existing partnerships with 25 Nigerian universities, New Horizons aimed to ensure that undergraduates are equipped with internationally recognised IT, e-business, and project development skills.
The stakeholders emphasised that the initiative was designed to enhance post-graduation employability and entrepreneurial opportunities for graduates, positioning them to compete on an international level with their counterparts from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world.

Professor Iheayinchukwu Okoro, the Vice-Chancellor of Hillside University of Science and Technology, Oke-Imesi, Ekiti State, led other principal officers of the institution to sign the commencement of the programme with New Horizons on September 23, 2024.

Similarly, at an event hosted by Prof. Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of LUTH, on December 17, 2024, a strategic partnership was established with the school. The principal officers, led by the CMD expressed excitement over this landmark achievement, stating that the collaboration would enhance the institution’s training programs with ICT, aligning them with global medical developments.

Further, the partnership was launched at Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on October 20, 2024. The principal officers, led by Professor Amos Adeyinka, stated that the collaboration would increase the value of students both before and after graduation by providing entrepreneurial empowerment and preparing the institution for global competition.

Lastly, Ahman Pategi University in Kwara State began the New Year with a partnership with New Horizons on January 15, 2025. The collaboration aims to empower students and staff, positioning them ahead of their counterparts in other universities without similar training.