Internationalisation: 6th set of FUTA students leave for US varsity

THE collaboration between the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Tallahassee, United States of America which started in 2013 has further been concretised with the departure of the sixth set of students for the continuation of their studies in America.

The seven students are Bello Emmanuel Kolawole (Industrial Design Department), Farukanmi Iyanu Deborah (Food Science Technology), Olabiran Boluwatife Samuel (Mechanical Engineering), Babatunde Samuel Abiodun (Building Department), Okunmadewa Adedamola Oluwaseyifunmi (Architecture), Akinrinde Oluwaseyi Oreoluwa (Architecture) and Kola-Adelakin Oluwanbo Samuel (Architecture).

The vice chancellor, Professor Joseph Fuwape, at the pre-departure sendoff and presentation of travelling documents event organised for the students, said FUTA had recorded a landmark success in its collaboration with FAMU.

He enjoined members of the Class of 2018 to consolidate on the achievements of their predecessors. He urged them to be good ambassadors of FUTA, their parents and Nigeria as a whole.

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“You are not just the representatives of FUTA but also of Nigeria. Ensure that you combine good character with excellent learning, as this is the hallmark of success,” he said.

Professor Fuwape said those who had gone before them had performed creditably well in character and learning.

“I am happy with the success recorded so far with this programme. Already, 42 students have participated in the FUTA/ FAMU collaboration, and one of them is through with his doctorate and is already working with Intel in USA.

“Others are also making steady progress in different areas of endeavour,” Fuwape added.

The vice chancellor who was at the graduation of the Batch 5 of the FAMU students in the United States of America recently said the president of the university was happy with the success recorded with the collaboration with FUTA.

Earlier in his opening remarks, the Director International Strategy Office, Professor Tom Ofuya, said the FUTA/FAMU programme termed ‘4-1-1’ is designed for qualified final year students to complete their first degree at FAMU and later go for their postgraduate in the same school.

After completing their final year undergraduate programme in FAMU, they will earn a FUTA bachelor’s degree and go on to complete a one-year postgraduate programme to earn a FAMU master’s degree.