By Ayodele Abere
A professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor Ayodeji Ogunjuyigbe, has emphasized the importance of postgraduate studies in equipping students with advanced skills and knowledge needed in today’s competitive job market.
Ogunjuyigbe, Provost, Postgraduate College, University of Ibadan, stated this during a one-day seminar for key stakeholders of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI), Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The seminar, themed “Contemporary Issues in Postgraduate Studies”, aimed to expose members of staff to best practices in running postgraduate programmes.
Ogunjuyigbe highlighted that postgraduate studies deepen expertise, enhance qualifications, and involve conducting original research, contributing new insights to a field.
He noted that BOUESTI’s initiative to start postgraduate studies would change the university’s research landscape.
Declaring the seminar open, the Vice-Chancellor of BOUESTI, Professor Babatunde Andrew Omojola, remarked that the university is at the threshold of commencing its postgraduate programmes, marking a significant milestone.
Omojola emphasized that postgraduate studies represent the pinnacle of academic pursuit, driving research, innovation, and knowledge production.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Provost, College of Postgraduate Studies, Professor Adekunle Adegun, said the seminar aimed to equip staff with best approaches to running postgraduate programmes, introducing innovations to rank BOUESTI’s programmes among the best in the country.
