UI Turns Down 10,000 Applicants For Post Graduate Programme
The University of Ibadan have offered about 5,000 candidates admission out of 15,000 who applied for her postgraduate degree programmes for the 2017/2018 academic session, turning down about 10,000 applicants.
It was gathered that the admission which cuts across about 13 faculties in the premier university are for Master degrees (MSc), Doctoral degrees (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil).
The University of Ibadan postgraduate school which had been designated as centre of excellence for postgraduate studies said it now has more candidates interested in pursuing their graduate degrees in UI.
The Dean of Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan, Professor Jonathan Babalola stated this shortly after presiding over the 73rd Interdisciplinary Research Discourse of the premier university entitled “Synthetic Biology: From Biology to Engineering” delivered by Professor James Sturgis of the Aix-Marseille University, France.
According to him, the PG school has continued to ensure quality control of its applicants by setting aptitude test (Use of English) which majority of the applicants failed.
While noting that many are looking to UI to crown their undergraduate degrees, the Dean maintained that the institution will continue to maintain standards and quality to ensure that the best of applicants gain admission to the premier university.
Earlier in his lecture, the Professor of Biology from Aix-Marseille University, France James Sturgis called on Universities and Government of Nigeria to invest in Synthetic biology to develop solutions to improve crops, livestock and health of its citizenry.
While describing it as a low investment with huge returns, professor Sturgis maintained that synthetic biology investment will ensure the independence of Nigeria from being at the mercy of foreign interests and multinationals companies.
He however called for appropriate establishment of legal and regulatory framework to ensure bio-safety, bio-security and ethics.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Idowu Olayinka who was the chairman at the lecture promised that the university will ensure partnership with the Aix-Marseille University to develop fully the area of synthetic biology.
