By Orowo Victoria Ojieh
The Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi A. Peters, has implored new students of the university to broaden the institution’s catch-phrase of “quality education delivered with equality and flexible access, to learn at your pace at any place.”
The Vice-Chancellor stated this on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, during the 22nd Matriculation Ceremony of the university, which took place virtually across the 103 study centres nationwide.
Peters urged the fresh enrolees to pass on the university’s mantra to their family members, friends, colleagues as well as partners and associates in society and the world of business.
He also challenged them to make the best use of the opportunities at their beck and call, for learning and excellence in the university to improve their self-worth The Trumpet gathered.
“Your resulting prosperity afterwards, is a shared success for you, your immediate family and friends, for your Alma Mater – the NOUN, for Nigeria and the world,” he stated at the matriculation event, which comes barely a fortnight after the university’s graduation ceremony.”
The VC also informed them that “every one of you is now our Ambassador. The uniqueness of our university makes our graduates the focus of special interest and assessment by others, who are eager to determine the quality of training invested in you whilst here.”
While emphasizing the provision of the most rewarding, online study experience by the university, he disclosed that to reduce the distance between the students and the university, “we are further set to deploy in the next few weeks, a feedback system to harvest and resolve complaints that may arise in your interface with our various units.
“This has been coupled with other service delivery applications, including assessments like tutorials, tests and examinations.
“Our over one hundred and three study centres and the headquarters are equipped with academics, professional ODL administrators, counsellors and appropriate learning infrastructure, including e-library facilities, to provide the support that you will need for a successful higher education experience.
“It is my steadfast desire that at the end of your term at NOUN, you will have acquired not only the knowledge and skills, but the appropriate strength of character and tenacity to sail through the challenges of a modern world of global competition.
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“It is also my belief that you will be able to contribute meaningfully in the elevation of our country, Nigeria to its deserved place of greatness in Africa and the world.”
Mr. Felix Edoka, the Registrar of the university administered the matriculating oath to the students, via the hooked Zoom platform, urging them to abide by all the university’s rules and regulations to avoid expulsion.
Tuesday’s Matriculation ceremony was the first time in the history of the institution to hold that ceremony on a weekday.
