The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 14 new programmes for Anchor University Lagos (AUL), thereby bringing the number of programmes offered by the school to 29, from 15 it started with in 2017.
Speaking in Lagos on Friday at the fourth matriculation ceremony of AUL, Joseph Olasehinde Afolayan, vice chancellor of the university, who disclosed that the school management was working towards getting more programmes approved, said AUL was hopeful of achieving excellent result from its first accreditation exercise that took place late 2019.
According to him, the school facilities are growing immensely as new ones are being built and old ones upgraded such that Anchor Language Lab, Mass Communication Studio and Science Labs, e-library and physical library are now world-class.
“We have continued to prioritise excellence in teaching and research with an unrelenting drive to attract world-class faculties across all disciplines. Furthermore, we are proud our international partnerships and collaborations, which are growing every sessions. Many of these will not only promote the University but will confer international relevance and acceptance on our students,” Afolayan said.
On the matriculation, he stated that a total of 122 students from Faculty of Science & Science Education, Faculty of Humanities as well Faculty of Social & Management Science were inducted into the school.
In Anchor University, the VC said, students are not just admitted for academic purposes, because their experiences through the next four years are expected to be anchored around Character, Competence and Courage.
“Be assured that everything you need to be competent, global players in your chosen fields will be made available by the University. But, beyond that, our teachings, training and culture will carefully instill in you the character expected from godly men and women coupled with the courage to stand for the right,” he said.
Continuing, he stated that “AUL was established not only to focus on academic learning and excellence, but to harp on character development and mitigate the tide of moral degradation and delinquency that pervades our national life. The philosophy of Anchor University is the one that realises that the light of knowledge illuminates the mind, liberates the man and upgrades human qualities.
Afolayan further advised the newly matriculated students to start building the future they desire from their first day in campus, adding that with discipline, hard work, prayer and faith, the skies will be the students’ springboard.
While recognising the parents and guardians of the students, the VC assured them that choosing Anchor University is one of the best decisions they have made for their children as it is guaranteed that, if the students imbibe the training given to them, they will return as young men and women, who are fully prepared to drive leading trends in their chosen fields in the next four years.
“The last three years have proven that we meant business in Anchor University. Our students have distinguished themselves in different external examinations. Some of them won awards from international institutions. Last year, three of our students returned from a scholarship training with the New Horizon Systems Solutions Ltd with notable testimonies,” he disclosed.
According to him, “Anchor University is driven by discipline and spiritual mentorship that takes the living Word, Christ, to the core of academics and learning. The vision of this citadel of learning is to have men and women who, beyond their head knowledge, have the power of the Cross backing them.”
AMAKA ANAGOR-EWUZIE
