Union Bank Launches Edu360
As part of its efforts to support education for national growth and development, Union Bank has announced the first edition of an annual education fair – Edu360.
A statement from the bank said the two-day event themed: ‘Investing in the Future’ has been designed to attract audiences across the education ecosystem, including investors, parents, school owners, teachers and students who will benefit from robust discussions covering investments, school choice and financing options for parents.
According to the bank, Edu360 will also feature an exhibition where service providers in the education sector will showcase their products and services, facilitate fun learning workshops for students, as well as extensive training sessions to equip the 21st century teacher.
Speaking on the Edu360 initiative, the Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank, Emeka Emuwa said:
“Union Bank recognises the critical role of the education sector in our economy. Edu360 is a platform to facilitate much needed investments in the sector, capacity building for teachers and collaboration of parents and educators on child development and curriculum.”
In 2017, Union Bank made a commitment to drive private sector engagement to deliver Nigeria’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the Next100 initiative; highlighting SDG 4 – Quality Education as one of the areas in which it intends to drive impact.
The bank recently organised the Campus Innovation Challenge to encourage innovation among students of Nigerian tertiary institutions.
Following a rigorous selection process, the top three winning ideas received cash prizes worth N3, 000,000 as well as access to a six-month incubation programme with Co-creation Hub where they will receive the necessary support to grow their innovative ideas.
