The Covenant University, Ogun State, has called for symbiotic relationships between universities and the business world.
This assertion was made by the founder of eTranzact Global, Dr Valentine Obi, who was the keynote speaker at the 15th convocation ceremony of CU. His address, which was titled, ‘Repositioning Higher Education in Africa: Building Reputation Gaps in African Universities,’ explained that one of the main criticisms of higher education through the years had been universities’ inability to equip students with the real-world skills needed in the workplace.
“We should encourage symbiotic relationships between universities and the business world. Relationships that will help the universities understand their challenges, research on it and develop solutions for them with the students. This will lead to the production of graduates that are value adding. The university must be able to say that these graduates will deliver to businesses in this sector, this kind of value.
He suggested that the tertiary curriculum should consist of topics like, “How do we solve world hunger? How do we cure cancer? How do we cure sickle cell? How can we build cheaper houses? and How do we educate 1m students this year?”
Both the academics and the industry in Nigeria are suffering from the same epidemic called military incursions and 1999 constitution
In Nigeria we spent alots of money on religion than to build industries
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