The Vice-Chancellor of the 水果派 of Nigeria聽(NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters,聽has聽expressed satisfaction with the university’s proposed expansion into聽sectors as聽transportation,聽care-giving, and procurement.
These developments, he said,聽signify the university’s positive trajectory.
Peters聽stated this聽during a partnership meeting held recently at the university headquarters, where various Nigerian organisations’ representatives gathered to discuss potential collaborations.
In his welcome remark, the聽Vice-Chancellor highlighted the significance of these partnerships,聽emphasising聽the uniqueness of the sectors involved and their alignment with the university’s goals.
Notably, all the partnering organisations are聽home-grown聽entities, which resonates well with his聽administration鈥檚聽eagerness to foster local collaborations, he said.
Earlier, the聽Vice-Chancellor of Summit University in Offa, Kwara State,聽Prof. Abiodun Musa,聽who聽represented Auto Clinic Nigeria, an organisation specialised聽in automated car services,聽unveiled plans to integrate Auto Clinic’s technical training into NOUN’s curriculum, encompassing workshops, short-term courses, research, and access to advanced facilities.
Musa聽said聽this partnership would contribute to the sustainable advancement of the transportation sector.
In the same vein,聽Funmi Fasipa, representing Super Nannies Nigeria, outlined their collaborative proposal, focusing on providing professional and certified childcare courses at a tertiary level.
According to her, this partnership aims to enhance the聽care-giving聽profession, empowering Nigerians to embrace the role of caregivers while ensuring children receive educated and trained nannies.
On their part, the Procurement Academy, represented by their lead consultant, Mamman Yahaya,聽expressed interest in working closely with NOUN to establish a joint training programme聽specialising in procurement.聽#
Yahaya informed that the聽collaboration would also encompass the creation of modules for short-term courses and research.
In his concluding statement,聽the NOUN Vice-Chancellor聽extended gratitude to the organisations and their representatives for their interests聽in partnering with the聽university.
He lauded the quality of the proposals presented and expressed his confidence that the university’s extensive student body and growing study聽centres聽would serve as a conducive platform for fostering these valuable partnerships.