Yusuf Oketola
THE Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Prof Clement Adebooye, has said that about 23,400 prospective students have applied to the University for an admission quota of over 6,000 for 2022/2023 academic session.
Adebooye stated this just as he noted that the sudden rise in the number of students seeking admission into the university is not unconnected with the seamless academic calendar of the institution.
The VC stated this while addressing journalists at the main campus of the university in Osogbo, on Tuesday.
Unveiling some of the recent successes recorded by the university, Adebooye said UNIOSUN has secured the National Universities Commission’s accreditation of 18 new undergraduates and 11 post-graduate programmes.
He said: “The number of prospective students on our portal is over 23,400. Those who have done and processed our post- UTME stand at 12, 084, so the patronage is huge.”
The VC also mentioned the success recorded by Obayomi Suliat Adeola, a 400 Level student and Mojoro Faith Afolakemi, a 300 Level student from the Department of Food Science and Technology, who emerged the overall winner of the 2022 edition of the Grand National Academic Competition organized by the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, defeating other 49 tertiary institutions that participated.
He commended the staff of the university for their commitment, assuring that the tempo of development would be sustained in a bid to improve on the successes already recorded.
