Yabatech rector urges assessment of schooling policy

Obafemi Omokungbe, the rector, Yaba college of technology, Lagos, has known as on the Federal government to start making valuable policy change of curricula of Nigerian greater associations such that could-be entrants of universities and polytechnics would know, where they expect to make their careers on the end of their experiences.

Omokungbe made the name whereas speakme with newsmen after a public lecture on the college campus currently.

in response to the engineer, the contention between graduates of Nigerian universities and their polytechnic counterparts would linger longer unless the executive spelt out certainly what the long run holds for the two corporations of graduates.

Taking a clue from what obtains in eastern Europe, the rector accompanied that as soon as a far better institution-sure candidate is aware of what he or she will develop into along with his or academic line of pursuit, the contention between both units of graduates will develop into inappropriate.

providing a public lecture entitled "Disruptive Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Mr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo, founder/CEO, Slot gadget restrained, additionally recommended tertiary institutions to undertake e-learning as a means of increasing entry to training as a way to get over hostel and lecture room area constraints within the country's tertiary associations.

in keeping with him, disruptive innovation had already taken location in the cellular phone trade, electricity, banking sector, newspaper, vehicles and retail retailers among others.

Ezeigbo observed many large firms and associations had been overtaken via small businesses as a result of they didn't follow the taste of patrons.

He, for this reason, postulated that establishments and associations should still study what patrons deserve to stay vital.

Ezeigbo stated that the invention of purposes akin to WhatsApp overtook Blackberry and Nokia as a result of they didn't regulate and evolve.

Slot CEO pointed out Uber had taken over the regularly occurring taxi in Nigeria, including that the identical became already occurring to okada with the introduction of Gokada software.

"today, go to open universities, you're going to find so many college students researching there. The students go there since it is more convenient and purchasable.

"i beg the Governing Council of Yaba faculty of know-how and different larger institutions of discovering to introduce a sturdy e-studying platform to award ND, HND, B.Sc and different certificates.

"If not embraced, traditional training can be overtaken through e-studying innovation.

"it's a really massive probability; it's the next disruption within the schooling sector.

"imagine the variety of college students that you'll admit throughout the on-line platform if delivered.

"E-gaining knowledge of doesn't have any boundary, it is limitless," he mentioned.

Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, chairman on the occasion, referred to the lecture became aimed toward producing ideas that might be helpful to the college and the country at significant.