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Notice is hereby given that the 2021 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 that scored less than 200 marks would not be considered for admission into any of the underlisted programmes: Nursing, Medicine, Law , Common and Islamic Law.
In keeping to its promise of grooming and producing a high quality, well–rounded, globally competitive and entrepreneurial graduates who are catalysts for rapid and sustainable socio-economic development, the management of Osun State University through its Digital Innovation and Business Start-Up Hub (DIBUSH) has recently partnered OGI/DSN to train the University students on Artificial Intelligence with the theme: AI Invasion between Monday, 2nd and Friday, 6th of August 2021 at the DIBUSH center of the University.
Ọpọlọ Global Innovation Limited (OGI) is an innovation enabler for trailblazers who need infrastructure and support networks to grow, and for investors who need promising start-ups and ideas to invest while Data Science Nigeria (DSN) is a non-profit organization registered as Data Scientists Network Foundation with the main aim of developing Nigeria’s AI ecosystem and position the country as a world-class AI skill, research and outsourcing destination with opportunity to access 2-3% share of the estimated global Artificial Intelligence GDP contribution of up to $15.7 trillion by 2030.
The Coordinator of UNIOSUN DIBUSH, Dr. Oluwafemi Abanikannda while describing the nature of the event, stated that the university would be partnering with Opolo Global Innovation Limited and Data Science Nigeria for the empowerment of UNIOSUN students. He noted that the training is part of the commitment of the institution to develop world class talents, techpreneurs and entrepreneurs within the university via strategic partnership and collaboration.
“The objectives of the training among others will include: understanding the core concepts of machine learning, both theory and code, having hands-on practice of machine learning coding during class sessions that can be coded by trainees on their own, performing simple exploratory data analysis and interpreting the results, doing simple visualizations, developing a simple machine learning model, exporting predictions to a CSV and participating in a competitive Kaggle hackathon at the end of the training.”
“The training will be officially declared open by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Labode Popoola by 10a.m. on Monday 2nd August at the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Auditorium of Osun State University and guests are expected to be seated by 9:30a.m” Dr. Abanikanda added.
The executive of the student union of Osun State University led by the president, Olanrewaju Muideen on Tuesday, 6th of July holds a campaign against drug abuse, sexual harassment, exam malpractices and cultism.
As part of the efforts to enrich the quality of teaching and learning of students of Osun State University, The Management of Osun State University, under the leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Labode Popoola, recently renewed its partnership with the University of the Gambia.
As part of the commitment of the University management under the leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Labode Popoola to always proffer solutions to society's developmental challenges, the University through the board of the Candido Da Rocha Trust fund on Wednesday, 16th of June, organized the 2nd Candido Da Rocha Annual Memorial Lecture at the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Auditorium. The lecture is one of the many ways the University use to deliberate and proffer solutions to poverty, economic recession, and other economic development issues that the nation is currently facing.
This is to inform all freshers and transfer students who have completed their online registration that the 2020/2021 Matriculation Numbers are now available. Check and Print your Matriculation Number now!
Sequel to the decision of Management at its meeting held on Tuesday 11th May 2021, I hereby inform you all that the matriculation ceremony has been postponed by one week.
The Management is worried about the situation of the security in the nation which is becoming
alarming; with serious concern on how the kidnappers are invading our institutions of higher
learning.
The final Admission list of Osun State University for the 2020/2021 Admission exercise into various degree programmes has been released. Prospective candidates who participated in the Admission screening exercise can check their admission status via the Undergraduate Admissions portal.
The Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola on the 9th of March reappointed Apostle Dr. Mrs. Folorunso Alakija as the University Chancellor for another five years tenure, based on her track record as a lover of education, philanthropist of note and above all a resourceful education manager as demonstrated during her first tenure in office.
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