VC lauds Saraki for Kwara varsity ranking

Date: 2016-11-05

Following the ranking of the Kwara State University (KWASU) as 15th among over 140 Universities in the Country, the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah has attributed the achievement to the excellent foundation laid by the former Governor of the state and now Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

Prof. Na'Allah in a letter of commendation to the Senate President, said the university has continued to thrive on the vision set by Saraki, who founded the school during his time as Governor of Kwara State.

"Your University has continued to grow stronger, even in this very difficult economic situation," Prof. Na'Allah said. "I am happy to inform you that in the University ranking recently released, Kwara State University is ranked 15th among more than 140 Nigerian universities! This is to your glory, as the visionary and founder of KWASU."

The University don noted that from the inception till date, KWASU has held faithfully to the vision that Saraki set, "even under this tough financial situations."

Na'Allah said the university is growing in international collaborations and pursuing World Class Standards, adding that "our IT is strong and vibrant and continue to expand, our cutting edge programs are sought after nationally, with the flagship ones as Business and Entrepreneurship;

"Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management; Computer Science; Aeronautical and Astro-nautical Engineering; Agric and Bio-engineering; Microbiology; Material Science and Engineering; Mass Communication, Special Education, and Environmental Science.

"KWASU has sustained its UNESCO Chair in Alternative Energy as one of the only two UNESCO Chair programs in Nigeria (the second being at the National Mathematical Centre). We are already proposing to UNESCO for another UNESCO Chair on climate change. We graduated about 1, 500 students in the 2016 Convocation ceremony, and this academic session (2016-2017), the general student population has reached 7000," he said.

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