The University of Ilorin, on Wednesday, said that over 1000 members of staff of the institution benefitted from international scholarships and attended local and foreign seminars and conferences in 2024.
The institution’s Director, Centre for International Education, Prof. Lateef Onireti, disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin at a news conference.
Onireti said that the Centre was established in 2009 to enhance the university’s collaboration and affiliation with foreign ones and make its staff and students global scholars.
He emphasised the importance of using the Centre’s resources to get scholarship opportunities and affiliation to world class foreign universities.
“The university has indeed become a hub for international collaboration with over 70 top universities worldwide partnering with it.
“The institution has also won numerous grants, including over N1 billion in research grants”, he disclosed.
The director said that Unilorin has been recognised as the most sought-after university in Nigeria, and has the highest number of international students.
He highlighted the successes of Unilorin students in international competitions, such as the X Culture problem-solving competition, established in Japan.
“Out of 79 Unilorin students that participated in the competition recently, 41 excelled, and one of them ranked among the top 14 globally.
“The university’s achievements have not gone unnoticed, as it recently won the JAMB N500 million prize for being the most sought-after university and having the highest number of international students,” Onireti said.
He said that as the university prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, numerous dignitaries would be invited through the Centre and several programmes organised to make the celebration a special one.
The director also appreciated the university’s management, headed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, for its invaluable support to the Centre
According to him, this has made it easy for the Centre to thrive under his leadership. (NAN)
