University as good as its registry — UI VC

THE vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, has described the registry as the engine room and live wire of any university, saying that no university can meaningfully operate without a virile registry.

He added that a university is as good as its registry.

This, he noted, “explains why university administrations, all over the world, pay particular attention to the quality of their registries and the quality of their staff.

Professor Adebowale who made the statement while speaking at the ‘2024 Registry Discourse of the institution boasted that the University of Ibadan has a strong and robust registry that is grounded in tradition and with gatekeepers that are effective in ensuring that due process is adhered to in university operations.

“Over the years, UI has been blessed with registrars who are iconic in upholding the time-tested tradition of excellence as instituted by the founding fathers of the university,” he said.

The registrar of the institution, Mr Ganiyu Saliu said that “the registry discourse is an annual event that brings together academics, administrators, policy makers, and stakeholders in the higher education sector to discuss and exchange ideas on pertinent issues affecting the system.”

He noted that the universal theme which is ‘Evolution of the University Registry in a Globalized World’ reflects the changing dynamics and challenges of the registry as the nerve centre of university administration.

The theme of this year’s discourse was ‘Administration of Higher Education Institutions in the Face of Public Policy Somersault.’

The discussion was led by Otunba Sola Olatunji, a renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community leader, who has made significant contributions to the development of the energy sector and the Nigerian economy.

Otunba Olatunji, an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, enumerated some reasons for policy somersault and the failure of the educational system.

He listed the reasons for the failure of the public schools in the country, advising that the nation should allow public institutions to function according to the laws of the land instead of allowing individuals in public institutions to personify public laws.

Otunba Olatunji called for total restraint of political authorities from interfering in the administration of higher education in Nigeria.

This, he noted, would honestly prevent policy somersault that has continually characterised our public institutions.

He also advised the government to adopt a solution approach to resolve policy somersault problems in the administration of higher education in Nigeria.

The UI Registry at the programme celebrated one of its former registrars, Mrs Omotayo Ikotun, who turned 70 earlier in the year.

A former registrar of the University of Lagos, Dr Taiwo Ipaye, was the special guest at the discourse.

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