The Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to enhancing staff training, retraining, and capacity building as key strategies for achieving efficient service delivery across the institution.
Speaking on Thursday, 5th December 2024, at a one-day training program organized by the University’s Teaching and Leadership Centre, Prof. Ige emphasized the importance of continuous development for newly-appointed Deans, Directors, Sub-Deans, and Heads of Departments and Units.
In his words, “If we continue to do things the same way, we cannot expect different result. This event was designed for some certain challenges expected to be solved by some heads of units, as well as deans and directors.
What we are doing now is for everyone to learn, not because of today, but for the future and the system to continue functioning as appropriate. We all need to come together and work towards achieving common goal. The institution is not for academic duties alone, training is very important and that is why we place much premium on training our staff regularly.”
Prof. Ige also commended the Teaching and Leadership Centre for its efforts under the leadership of the Director, Prof. Busuyi Mekusi. He assured continued administrative support for the centre, saying, “I want to establish that our administration will continue to support the centre so that the mandate which the university has placed on it will be delivered.”
In his welcome remarks, Prof. Mekusi underscored the critical role of training in institutional advancement. He noted, “As an institution, we need to be very deliberate in our decision to move ahead. If we are not intentional about our decisions, we will end up doing things traditionally and getting results that are conventional.
But for us as a University to be distinctive, there is a need for us to deliberately embark on a recalibration that will situate us steadily for the great we desire and for the height we seek.”
He extended gratitude to the Vice Chancellor and other members of the management team for their unwavering support, as well as to the resource persons who enriched the program.
The event featured presentations by several experts, including Prof. Alaba Gbadamosi on “Knowledge Production and Commercialisation in the 21st Century”; Dr. Sunday Ayeerun on “Academic and Administrative Leadership for Sustainable Institutional Development”; the University Bursar, Mr. Tobi Orina, FCA, who discussed “Exploring Funding Opportunities amidst Scarcity for Effective Departmental and Unit Administration”; and Prof. Oluyemisi Adebowale, represented by Prof. Simon Ehiabhi, who addressed “Sustaining Academic Integrity through Research, Training, Examination, and Result Processing.”
The training was widely commended as a forward-thinking initiative designed to equip institutional leaders with the tools and knowledge necessary to drive sustainable growth and excellence.
