No fewer than 62 students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, in Ondo State, have graduated from the institution with first class, out of 6,837 students that will be awarded first degrees in the forthcoming convocation ceremony of the university.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Olugbemiga Ige, disclosed this on Monday, at a press conference heralding the 13th convocation ceremony and 25th anniversary of the state-government-owned university.
According to the VC, two sets of graduates of the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions would participate in the convocation.
Giving the breakdown of the classes of graduates, the don said, “At this 13th convocation, we are presenting a total of 6,837 graduates from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.
“This number includes 657 postgraduate students, among whom 46 have earned their Ph.D. degrees.
Among the 6,182 undergraduate graduands, 62 achieved first-class honours testament to the academic excellence upheld by this institution.
“Additionally, 1,941 earned second class honours (upper division), 3,486 attained second class honours (lower division), 684 graduated with third class honours, and eight falls into the pass category.”
Professor Ige noted that, despite the funding challenges the institution was facing, the university was doing well in the area of academic and research
“In terms of research and development, our academics have consistently achieved remarkable global recognition, an attestation to the university’s commitment to excellence and innovation. Most notably, eight of our academics were recently ranked among the top global scientists in the prestigious 2024 Stanford-Elsevier ranking.
“This monumental achievement not only underscores their exceptional expertise but also reaffirms the world-class standards of our institution’s academic and research capabilities.
This ranking serves as a beacon of the quality of education and mentorship offered at our university. It demonstrates that our staff are not just contributing to knowledge but are doing so at the highest global standards. Furthermore, we are confident that similar global assessments in fields such as social sciences, arts, and humanities would reveal equally impressive achievements by our staff in these disciplines,” the don stated.
Ige also disclosed that at the convocation ceremony, the state governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa would be conferred with an honorary doctorate of Public Administration, Honoris Causa while a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Adegboyega Adefarati would be conferred with a Doctor of Political Science, Honoris Causa and Mr Hazmat Subair Doctor of Business Administration, Honoris Causa.
