Ahead of the 2023/2024 academic session, the Chancellor, Dr. David O. Oyedepo, has urged the faculty and staff of the institution to enhance their intellectual prowess. The Chancellor gave an in-depth account of the power of having prowess. He said that prowess is a “superior skill you can learn by studying, practicing, and observing. He added that it is exceptional valour or bravery.”

He further explained that being a genius is an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc., adding that a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of an unprecedented leap of insight.

During the teaching, he amplified that to achieve all things, including intellectual, technical, scientific, economic, and political things, as faculty and staff, the need to build a robust spirit is important. He stressed that a robust spirit in context means a healthy, buoyant, and spiritually alive spirit, giving an example from the scriptures that a robust spirit is the seat of man’s dominion (Gen. 1:26-28). He added that the more robust a man’s spirit, the greater command he gains over the affairs of life.

The chancellor concluded that a robust spirit cannot be wished for; it has to be built, and the more robust a man’s spirit is, the greater depth he gains and the more robust his intellect.

In the same vein, the Director of the Academic Planning Unit (DAPU), Prof. A. P. Aizebeokhai, gave an insightful presentation on Understanding the New Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). Prof. Aizebeokhai said that the fundamental goals of university education are to: produce high- quality and excellent graduates; create and advance the frontier of knowledge; develop standards for judging the merit of ideals; and advance civilization.

He added that the quality of graduates produced by a university is its main distinguishing element. He said that within the input, process, and output domains, quality is influenced by a number of factors. Maintaining that the curriculum is a major element in the input and process domains.

Other principal officers who spoke at the meeting were Director, Financial Services Pastor Oluwole Bolujoko (prudential budgetary system: the Covenant University approach), Prof. Olufunke O. Oladipupo (Impact of Generative AI in Teaching and Learning at Covenant University), and Director, African Leadership Development Centre, Dr. Lanre Amodu (Packaging and Launching CU's Leadership Philosophy as a Global Trendsetter in Leadership Education).

In the quest to ensure a more security-friendly disposition between the Police and members of the community, the leadership of the Divisional Command of the Nigerian Police Force has paid a courtesy visit to the Management of Covenant University. 

This is the submission of the Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Professor Abiodun Adebayo on Monday at the opening session of the QS Africa Forum 2023.

In a bid to preserve and advocate for policy changes and actions aimed at mitigating climatic change in our environment, the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Ogun, Covenant University, has hosted the Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) in a three-day program with the theme, ‘Building Resilient Systems for Climate Smart Economy in Nigeria.’

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr. David Oyedepo, has charged Africans in the knowledge industry to wake up from their slumber and begin to chart the way forward by developing learning modules geared towards the rebirth of Africa.

A combine team from Illumina and Industrial Scientific and Nutritional Product Nigeria Limited on a working visit to Covenant University have stated their readiness to partner with Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication Africa Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE) with a view to help the Centre attain her full potentials with the assemblage of research equipment at the centre.

The team lead and Executive Partner/Account Manager of Illumina, Mr Rodolphe Vetchenou, made this know during a parley with the Management of Covenant and the leadership of the University’s World Bank Centre of Excellence. According to him, the visit became necessary since it was important that Africa should showcase her own repository of professionals to the world as it pertains to issues of healthcare and genomics research.

Mr Vetchenou said the assembly of equipment in the Centre is what is needed for research work across various fields of research endeavour covering malaria and cancer; their evolution, and mapping of their genomes.

He said that they were interested in the utmost deployment and usage of these equipment for maximum accomplishment in these research endeavours. “Our desire is to empower Africans and partners with the best solutions to providing the results that will lead to care for the society,” he posited.

The Centre Leader, Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication Africa Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE), Professor Emeka Iweala, said the Centre’s major objective is to curate genomics data, store and carry out analysis on these data with the aim to proffer as it pertains to the field of study of research endeavours.

He appreciated the visit of ISN and Illumina, as it will, according to him, avail the Centre to concretise the relationship with both organisations and further advance the speedy utilization of these equipment.

In his response, the Vice-Chancellor, said the mission of Covenant is one tailored to train reformers and change the perception of the western world has about the black race by creating solution to global challenges.

Professor Adebayo said Covenant, being a research intensive driven University, is well positioned among the elite global universities according to the Times Higher Education rankings of universities across the world, and as such will be looking for opportunities to further advance her research prowess, by working with Illumina and ISN in expanding the frontiers of cancer research and related studies.

“Let’s get these equipment running, and see how we can save lives, considering the dearth in quality healthcare delivery our nation and continent,” he added.

The meeting had in attendance the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olujide Adekeye; Acting Registrar, Mrs Regina Tobi-David; Professor Olubanke Ogunlana; Professor Solomon Rotimi; Professor Grace Olasehinde; and Helen Jewvegaga.

The Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, Professor Abiodun Adebayo has charged the youths in Ota, to take the knowledge and skills imparted to them under the Ota Youth Empowerment Digital Training seriously, also take responsibility to empower others.