A 3-man delegation has paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor 水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN),聽Prof. Olufemi Peters as part of the line up of activities聽of the聽Regional聽Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL) in preparation for the 2-day guest lecture and round table series聽to mark two decades of existence.
Leading the team was the former聽NOUN聽Vice-Chancellor, Emeritus Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede alongside the Director RETRIDOL,聽Prof. Christine Ofulue.
The event,聽which will be co-hosted in collaboration with聽the African Centre of Excellence聽on聽Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL),聽水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN),聽will be holding聽on聽Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 by 9.30am prompt each day at the 3rd聽floor, Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library,聽NOUN headquarters.
The landmark event聽with topics聽鈥淩e- imagining Education聽Futures at the聽Intersection of Technology,聽Education and聽Design,鈥澛爓ill feature Prof.聽Som Naidu, Principal Associate, Technology, Education and Design Associate, Melbourne ,Australia as the guest speaker for Tuesday.
While聽the聽topic:鈥淭he聽Importance of Lifelong Learning in Social聽Policies,鈥漺ith emphasis on聽healthcare will feature,聽Prof.聽Carlos A.聽Pereira de Oliveira of聽the State University of Rio de Janeiro,聽Brazil as the guest speaker for Wednesday,聽August聽8,聽2023.
The high-level discussion聽will feature eminent personalities such as Emeritus Prof.聽Olugbemiro Jegede,聽a one-time Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof.聽Mercy Ogunsola-Bandele of NOUN, as discussants for Tuesday, August聽6,聽2023, and Prof.聽Francis Egbokhare of the University of Ibadan,聽as moderator.
Professor Shehu Usman Adamu, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, NOUN, Professor Helen Kwanashie of NOUN as discussants for the 9 of August 2023聽event聽with Emeritus Professor Olugbemiro Jegede as the moderator.
RETRIDOL聽director,聽Prof. Christine Ofulue stated that the thrust of the courtesy visit聽was in commemoration of the 2-decade of RETRIDOL existence on a partnership between the 水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada,聽an intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth Heads of Government of which Ghana and Nigeria are members.
The VC welcomed the delegates,聽adding that RETRIDOL since its existence has proved its worth with different directors bringing in their expertise.
鈥淲e welcome you to the 20th聽Anniversary as we are eager to listen to you and what you have to deliver to us.聽NOUN is a catchy name in聽the West Africa;聽hardly will you go anywhere without NOUN being聽mentioned,鈥漢e added.
RETRIDOL鈥檚 primary mandate is to build the capacity of higher education institutions for the Open and Distance Learning; foster regional networking, partnerships and collaboration for the promotion聽of ODL in the West Africa sub-region and beyond. RETRIDOL does this primarily through organising training activities, academic programmes and research activities.
The institute has been consistently carrying out its mandate in the sub-region, specifically in the Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon and more recently Togo and Gabon.