The Vice Chancellor National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Olufemi A. Peters, has challenged new students to be studious, thirst for knowledge and test the limits of ideas during their academic journey in the institution.
Peters also urged them to be expository, courageous and be prepared at all times.
He stated this during the 20th matriculation ceremony for the students of the university which took place virtually across the 103 study centres in the country on Saturday, 15th May, 2021.
‘’I want you to know you are now our ambassadors and I wish to request you to be of good character, befitting of your new status as students of NOUN.
“As positive ambassadors, we expect you to draw friends, associates, relatives and the society at large to NOUN community of learning, as you represent the old adage of taking the gown to the town.”
The 20th matriculation, which is the first matriculation performed by the VC since his assumption on February 11, 2021 had about 17,804 students out of which 11,983 matriculated for undergraduates while 5,821 for postgraduates.
He assured the matriculating students that as members of the NOUN community, they would be given excellent opportunities to learn in an atmosphere of mutual respect, justice and quality service delivery.
“It would be required of you to adapt to a new mode of learning that is mostly remote and technology- driven, flexible, but challenging.
‘’Your ICT capabilities and competencies shall be put to test, your ability for self-motivation and learning is critical to success, nevertheless, you would be expected to emerge from the process with impeccable character refined by modern learning capabilities and skills meet for a new and emerging digital world of varied challenges,” he added.
Prof Peter’s said NOUN is determined to make learning rewarding and satisfactory, as the learning content and service delivery facilities would be upgraded continuously with the state- of -the art methodologies and innovations in the use of information and communication.”
