COSFAN seeks collaboration with UI.
Oru Leonard
The National President of the Commonwealth of Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria (COSFAN), Dr. Ekundayo Samuel was in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale mni, FAS to seek the support of the University of Ibadan and as well discuss possible areas of collaboration with the University.
The team was received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Prof. Ezekiel Olusola Ayoola, on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor.
Dr Samuel said COSFAN members are noble and distinguished intellectuals who are making themselves available to serve the nation in all areas of specialisation with a mandate to give back to the Nigerian society what the British and Nigerian governments have invested in their careers.
He therefore called on the VC to take the unique opportunity to engage the pool of experts and professionals within and outside the university for excellent service delivery.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Ayoola thanked the president and his team for the visit and assured them of the resolve of the present administration to engage all stakeholders for excellent service delivery because development comes only through the collaborative efforts of all relevant stakeholders.
The DVC also noted that although UI is a top ranking University with well-known scholars globally, UI still seeks and accepts collaborations with eminent scholars and associations like COSFAN.
He gave the assurances that the University would look into the call for collaboration with the association.
COSFAN is a body of eminent Nigerians who have enjoyed the sponsorship of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, United Kingdom through the British Council in Nigeria, in their respective postgraduate academic pursuits or career enhancement from 1960 to date.
The main objective of COSFAN is to use the knowledge of indigenous and commonwealth training which members received both locally and overseas to impact the Nigerian society especially in the areas of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), education being the foremost.
