Bells University Holds Second Convocation
Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State will on Saturday, 6 November, 2010, hold its second convocation ceremony for graduating students.
On Friday, 5 November, at the university’s multi-purpose hall, a convocation lecture titled: ‘Technology, Society and the Ivory Tower’ will be delivered by Professor Emeritus Oladipo Olajimi Akinkugbe, OFR, NNOM.
A convocation play enttitled: ‘The Trials of Okonkwo’ an adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s book, ‘Things Fall Apart’ will be performed by the Bellstech Performing Troupe later in the evening. The play is being anchored and directed by the Centre for Foundation Education, CENFED, of the university.
Addressing journalists at the pre-convocation news conference of the university yesterday, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi, disclosed that the university recorded excellent performance in the 2010 edition of the Nigerian Universities Computer Programming Competition organised by the National Mathematics Centre, Abuja, with the two teams presented by Bellstech coming first and second.
On the impact of the students in the development of technology in Nigeria, Professor Adeyemi expressed confidence in the ability of his students to excel in the field.
â€I have the confidence that when my students go out there with their entrepreneurial skill and their broad technology exposure, they will excel,†he stated.
—Omolade Okunowo
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