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Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into one-year Pre-Degree Programme for the 2024/2025 Academic Session.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the Postgraduate Programmes of Osun State University for the 2024/2025 Academic Session as indicated below:
This is to inform all the prospective applicants intending to transfer their studentship to Osun State University that the University has commenced the sales of Inter University Transfer Form for the 2024/2025 Academic Session.
The Management of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), recently appointed 27 new teaching assistants as part of its strategic initiative to nurture the next generation of scholars and outstanding researchers. This move is in line with the university's vision to promote academic excellence and equip postgraduate students with the skills and knowledge necessary for success in both academic and professional spheres.
Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise will hold for candidates who chose Osun State University as their first choice or those willing to change their institution and make UNIOSUN their first choice, who have a minimum score of 160 marks. However, candidates who scored less than 200 marks would not be considered for admission into any of the underlisted programmes: Nursing, Medicine, Law, and Common and Islamic Law.
The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, on behalf of the Senate and Congregation, cordially invites the public to the University’s 14th Convocation Ceremonies. The event is scheduled to take place from Friday, 13th to Saturday, 21st September 2024.
UNIOSUN Felicitates Prof. Olukoya Ogen on His Induction as Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters
The Management of Osun State University, under the leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has heartily felicitated Professor Olukoya Ogen, a foremost historian and highly productive and prolific scholar, on his induction as Fellow of the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL).
Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has announced its selection as one of the four institutional beneficiaries of a prestigious German Research Foundation (DFG) grant. This announcement was made in a statement released by the University's Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, on Tuesday, 16th July 2024.
The statement revealed that the grant focuses on exploring the role of social identities in inter-religious arrangements across sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting UNIOSUN's growing reputation as a hub for innovative and collaborative research.
“This two-year, transcontinental research collaboration involves esteemed institutions including the University of Münster, (Germany), the University of Birmingham, (U.K.) École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), the University of Gaston Berger, and Makerere University, Uganda. This partnership will lay the groundwork for future large-scale joint research endeavors and provide mentorship opportunities for early career scholars from the participating universities,” Adesoji remarked.
The research consortium is led by Prof. Dorothea Schulz of the University of Münster, Germany, and includes notable partners such as Prof. Insa Nolte from the University of Birmingham, Prof. Olukoya Ogen from Osun State University, Prof. Marie Miran from EHESS, Dr. Abdourahmeh Seck from the University of Gaston Berger, and Dr. Kasule Joseph from Makerere University. Key components of the research project include:
- Establishing a transcontinental scholarly exchange mechanism with a project database and shared literature among the institutions.
- Organizing two international workshops in Nigeria and Uganda, and a conference in Münster, Germany.
- Hosting a one-month Visiting Fellowship at the University of Münster for Prof. Olukoya Ogen, Dr. Kasule Joseph, Prof. Insa Nolte, and Prof. Marie Miran, during which they will deliver public lectures, participate in workshops and seminars, and co-author two joint research publications.
- Promoting knowledge co-production between African and European scholars and bridging the language divide between Anglophone and Francophone Africa.
The statement also revealed that the grant is part of the larger 2019-2025 DFG-funded "Religion and Politics Cluster of Excellence" research grant hosted at the University of Münster, valued at €31 million. The project involves 140 researchers from 10 countries and over 20 disciplines within the humanities and social sciences, focusing on the influence of religion as a catalyst for political and social change globally.
...Commends Dr. Alakija for Philanthropic Gesture and Donation of World-Class Teaching Hospital
In a gesture of appreciation, Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, the Executive Governor of Osun State and visitor to Osun State University (UNIOSUN), paid a thank-you visit to the University's Chancellor, Apostle Dr. Folorunso Alakija, at the Famfa Oil head office in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday.
Osun State University has announced that a technologist in the Department of Biochemistry Mr. Samuel Akinwale Olawumi has been awarded the Africa Federation of Clinical Chemistry (AFCC) travel grant.
The Governing Council of Osun State University has announced the appointment of Mrs. Atinuke Abosede Oguntunde as the institution's 3rd substantive Registrar, Mr. Muideen Akintayo Lasisi as the 3rd Substantive Bursar, and Dr. Olugbenga Wale Adewuyi as the 3rd Substantive University Librarian.
A lecturer at Osun State University, Dr. Iyanuoluwa Adufe, has been recently selected for the highly esteemed Nigeria Malaria Modelling Fellowship (MMF). Dr. Adufe's selection was confirmed in a statement released by the University's Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024.