Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, on Monday announced that no fewer than 32 of its students graduated with first class out of 5,799 that completed their undergraduate programmes in the 2025/2026 academic session.
The state-owned university declared that the first 32 graduates would be offered automatic employment as graduate assistants.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Olugbenga Ige, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on the activities heralding the forthcoming 14th convocation of the varsity.
According to the don, the institution had a policy of retaining its best products if the concerned graduates deemed it fit to work in the institution after the completion of their National Youth Service Corps.
He said, “The university has a policy that gives automatic employment to its best graduates. So, the 32 First Class graduates can get the opportunity if they are willing after their NYSC programme.”
Giving the breakdown of the classes of the graduates, Ige said, “For this 14th convocation, a total of 5,799 students from our various faculties and postgraduate school will be conferred with their degrees.
“We have 32 first class students, 1444 second class upper students, 3177 second class lower students, 582 third class students and 16 third class students, totaling 5251 undergraduate students. Also, we have 526 postgraduate students, of which 32 will receive a Ph.D certificate, 492 a Master’s certificate, two postgraduate Diploma certificates and 22 diploma certificates,” he said.
He explained that the graduating students included 526 postgraduate students, among whom 32 earned Ph.D degrees and 492 earned master’s degrees, while two would be awarded postgraduate degree certificates.
As part of the convocation activities, the VC stated that the convocation lecture would be delivered on Wednesday by Professor Idowu Olayinka, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan.
Ige, who would be celebrating his last convocation as the head of the university, noted that the institution had consistently secured 100 percent accreditation status on its academic programmes from the National Universities Commission, adding that his administration had placed immense and unwavering importance on the continuous training and professional development of the institution’s staff.
The VC added that his ” administration has continued to safeguard the integrity of the university’s academic programmes in line with its vision to be a foremost institution that moves manpower development in the direction of self-apprenticeship and in research.”
“Despite severe financial constraints facing the education sector in the country, our university has achieved significant progress in infrastructural development,” the don stressed.
He expressed appreciation to all the unions in the institution for their unwavering understanding, support and exemplary solidarity, especially during challenging times, stating that such had been instrumental in fostering a harmonious environment and ensuring the smooth operation of the university.
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