The President and Vice Chancellor of the Hillside University of Science and Technology, Okemesi Ekiti, Prof. Iheanyichukwu Okoro, says the institution is committed to standard and quality training of students to mould them to become movers and shakers of the society in the nearest future.
Prof Okoro gave the commitment at the maiden edition of the matriculation ceremony of the institution held at its campus at Okemesi Ekiti.
The Vice Chancellor, who congratulated the students for being part of the pioneer students of the citadel of learning, said that the university would not just develop their head, hand and heart, but also their practical skills.
“We will challenge your intellect, equip you with practical know-how, and nurture your empathy and compassion. Our goal is to produce graduates who are not only knowledgeable, but also innovative, creative, and socially
responsible”
Prof, Okoro encouraged them to be studious and remain determined to be better people in life.
“As you enter your classrooms for your lectures. you will observe that each of them is named after an important virtue like Integrity, Courage. Endurance, Patience and so on. It is an intentional effort by the institution to help you inculcate these virtues and live by them”.Earlier, the Registrar had administered the matriculation oath on the undergraduates.
The guest lecturer, who is a Director of African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer’s University, Ede, in Osun State, Prof. Emmanuel I. Unuabonah, in a paper titled, “Disruptive Innovation For National Development”, explained that the term ” disruptive innovation” referred to the introduction of a product or service into an established industry that surpasses existing offerings in terms of performance and often comes at a lower cost.
He affirmed that Nigeria required disruptive innovations to jump-start the ailing economy and bring true renewed hope that the present government talked about.
“If we look at Nigeria today, we will observe that the many public services remain the way they are, just as they were handed over to us by the colonial masters. For example, we have continued to rely on hydroelectric power supply as the main source of our power supply in Nigeria since independence. Several countries have moved on to the use of solar systems or hybrid power generation systems. Again, in this digital era, several of our government offices still run heavily on the paper system. Meanwhile, there are instances in our world today where disruptive innovation has changed the way we do things for the better”. He added
