Vice Chancellor, Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Prof. Amos Onasanya, has advised the newly admitted students of the institution to work extra hard and shun acts capable of causing distractions.
Onasanya, who gave the charge while administering the matriculation oath on the 33 pioneer students, said the school would not compromise on standards.
“Everything that is required to make you excel academically has been put in place. For you to succeed, you must be focused, committed to your studies, be disciplined and be active participants of this university community,” Onasanya said.
The maiden matriculation ceremony, was attended by eminent personalities, including the founder and Chancellor, Major-General Sansadeen Awosanya (rtd).
The vice chancellor disclosed that the matriculated students cut across the three colleges and 17 academic programmes of the university, which, he said, was established with the vision to be a world-class institution with ideal learning environment, and where graduates with entrepreneurial spirit, professional skills and creative minds with right human attitudes are produced.
Onasanya equally warned the students against vices, such as cultism, drug addiction, indecent dressing, examination malpractice, sexual misbehaviour, fraudulent acts and any anti-social behaviour that could mar their future.
He added that students of the university will graduate with four certificates at the end of their studies, namely degree, information and communication technology (ICT), entrepreneurial and professional.
While appreciating the founder for putting his vision into reality, Onasanya also commended the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for granting necessary approvals to the institution.
Speaking at the event, Major-General Awosanya, said he was excited to witness the matriculation of the foundation students as it marked the fulfilment of one of his dreams.
The Chancellor affirmed that the students indeed made the best choice by coming to the university which, he noted, would assist them in realising their goals.
Earlier, while delivering the matriculation lecture titled: “Paradigm shift in university education: The Aletheia University perspective,” the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, enjoined the nation’s institutions to come up with positive ways of wooing students in view of the prevailing competition.
Ogundipe, who insisted that the standard of education in Nigeria was not low, however, urged university administrators to bring innovation into their academic programmes and market same.
