No fewer than 86 graduating students of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun have bagged first-class degrees.
Prof. Shadrach Akindele, the Vice-Chancellor of the University disclosed this at a news conference to herald the 16th convocation ceremony of the University, on Monday, in Ede.
The VC said that another set of 435 students would be awarded second class (upper division) degrees, 319 second class (lower division), 86 third class and 13 pass degrees.
In the Nursing and Physiotherapy programmes, Akindele said that three students would be graduating “pass with distinction”, 69 with “pass with credit” and 25 with “pass”.
The VC also said that in the Diploma category, three students would be graduating with distinction, 14 in the upper credit division and five in the lower credit division.
” In all, a total of 1,055 undergraduate students will be graduating at the convocation”, he said.
At the postgraduate level, Akindele said that 33 were at PhD level, three at MPhil, 215 at Masters level and 137 at postgraduate level.
According to him, a total of 387 postgraduate students will be graduating during the convocation slated for Oct. 10.
Akindele said that two students would be graduating as the best graduating students with the same Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.96.
He also said that for the first time in history, the University would be graduating students in Architecture, Electrical/Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Akindele also said that the University would award honorary degrees to two deserving Nigerians, who had made significant impact in the University.
“Our University’s mission is to produce graduates who are not only skilled in their respective fields, but also possess the character and moral fortitude to lead with integrity and humility.
“This set of graduands known as “More Than Conqueror set” represents resilience, determination, and faith, having journeyed through academic challenges, personal growth, and spiritual development to reach this significant milestone”, he said.
Akindele also said that scientists at the University’s African Centre of Excellence in Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) under the leadership of Prof. Christian Happi had won more grants to carry out research on human and zoonotic genomics.
