Vice Chancellor, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Prof. Ademola Tayo has charged newly-admitted students to advance frontiers of national development and reshape the world for the good of humanity.
He spoke on Monday at the institution’s 23rd matriculation ceremony held on campus.
The VC urged the 3,139 matriculants to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the university to be their best and live their dreams.
He said: “March through life with the power and audacity to advance the frontiers of national development. The world is in a mess today and you are one of the rare gems who will fix the rut through your sound academic, moral and spiritual touch.”
Tayo said the university’s faculty members and facilities were among the best in the country that can give them quality education.
He urged the students to look into the future and see themselves as part of the tool that would reshape the world for the good of the common man.
The VC noted that education in Babcock deals with not just the learning of facts, but also of training the mind to think with a view to applying knowledge to solve social problems.
“You are today being matriculated into a functional education that equips you in intelligence and character to be locally relevant and globally influential,” he said.
Tayo, who congratulated both parents and students, reminded them that their choice of the institution was an acceptance to be part of a network of scholars determined to transform lives through quality education of the minds and hearts.
“We entreat our valued dear parents and guardians to cooperate with the university to make our campus a peaceful and safe environment for them to attain greater heights,” he said.
He pledged the university administration’s commitment to making the institution competitive for the enrolment of quality students and recruitment of high performing staff and faculty that are benchmarked with the best globally.
Highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of award of recognition to Ikonwot Ezekiel Uduak with the highest score of 325 in 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), among those who applied to the university; Adebawojo Mosopefoluwa with the highest score of 15 points in Babcock University 2021 Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board(JUPEB) programme and Okubote Ifeoluwa with the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5 .00 in Babcock University 2021 Pre-degree programme.
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ,JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede was represented at the ceremony by the Ogun State coordinator of the the board, Alhaji Abdulkareem Balogun.