The Vice Chancellor of the College of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, on Friday, assured candidates in search of admission into the establishment through its Open Distance eLearning mode that they may take pleasure in equal rights and privileges as their counterparts on the principle campus.
Adebowale stated distance studying college students obtain the identical certificates as on-campus college students upon completion of their programmes, including that also they are eligible for one-year obligatory NYSC service, as their counterparts in common mode.
Talking in Ibadan whereas addressing journalists on the Centre, Adebowale famous that admission seekers can benefit from both the standard bodily classroom mode which requires UTME or the benefit of the versatile studying alternatives provided by the UIDLC, which mixes each on-line and offline instruction, however doesn’t require UTME.
“There will likely be no distinction between DLC college students and their counterparts on the principle campus. They’ll have entry to the identical high quality of schooling, identical assets, and identical alternatives,” he stated.
He clarifies that the bodily classroom mode has a restricted capability attributable to infrastructure constraints, necessitating using JAMB UTME and POST UTME to pick out from eligible candidates in order that, as an illustration, lessons should not jam-packed.
“Conversely, our Open Distance eLearning mode leverages digital expertise to ship curriculum by the identical lecturers to college students no matter their location. Whereas the bodily classroom mode is confined by bodily house limitations, the ODeL mode gives a digital, open, and borderless studying atmosphere, taught by the identical esteemed UI lecturers,” the VC defined.
In his comment, the Director of UI DLC, Prof. Babatunde Omobowale stated the Centre had expanded entry to high quality schooling for working professionals, entrepreneurs, and people in distant areas.
“The UI ODeL has develop into a beacon of hope for these in search of greater schooling regardless of bodily or logistical constraints,” he stated.
Omobowale stated UI DLC remained a part of UI, including that one of many benefits of ODeL was that candidates don’t want to take a seat for UTME earlier than they are often admitted to the College of Ibadan.
“If anyone didn’t write the JAMB UTME, you may come and sit for our examination, if you happen to cross, then you can be admitted into the College, we organise our entrance examination, and if you happen to cross it, you can be admitted to UI by the DLC,” he stated.
He, nevertheless, urged candidates who’ve sat for UTME and scored 40 or above however didn’t meet the cut-off however nonetheless have a need in College schooling to modify their mode of examine to UI-ODeL and are available in by UIDLC.
“They need to be relaxation assured that their UI schooling by ODeL will maintain the identical worth and status as that of their on-campus counterparts,” he added
