UI Alumnus Facilitates MOU, Visit, and Projects for Her Alma-mater

Oru Leonard 

A proud alumnus, Dr Opeyemi Babatunde, Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Keele University, has facilitated an MOU with Keele University, a JIGSAW-A project in partnership with UI, Grant writing workshop for 50 UI members of staff to hold in June 2024, and a two person delegation visit to Keele University in April 2024.

The delegation was made up of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, Professor Oluyemisi Bamgbose, SAN, and Dr Mobolaji Omobowale, Acting HOD, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering.

They met with the two Deputy Vice- Chancellors of Keele University in charge of Research, and Internationalization.

A robust relationship is expected to develop between the two universities as a result of the visit to further promote the internationalization efforts of UI.