The Acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt, Prof. Okechuku Onuchuku, said the theme of the Convocation ceremony, ‘The University Culture in Practice, The IAUE Experience’ was chosen to highlight the need to go beyond just academic accomplishments.
Onuchuku made this known during the 43rd Convocation ceremony of the University in Port Harcourt at the weekend.
He added that the theme was also chosen enable students to embrace the importance of cherished traditions and intellectual values for which great universities are known and celebrated.
“Ignatius Ajuru University of Education has come of age, and it is time to prove to our stakeholders and development partners that this institution is moving in a positive direction as a proof of our maturity in all facets of academic and administrative activities,” he said.
He encouraged the graduates on hard and perseverance, calling on them to also remember that the celebration will precede the new beginning in their career and personal lives.
He said out of the 1,492 postgraduate graduands, 306 are PhD, 812 Masters and 374 Postgraduate Diploma.
He noted that of the 2,887 First Degree graduands, four made First Class, 403 second class upper, 2,030 Second Class lower while 450 graduated with third class.
Earlier, the Sole Administrator of Rivers state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), affirmed that educational development will remain a cardinal pillar of his administration.
The Sole Administrator who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky Worika, maintained that the theme of the 43rd Convocation, “could not be timelier than at a time when institutions of higher learning is expected rise above mediocrity.
“It is heartening to see lAUE demonstrate its commitment to academic distinction, institutional maturity, and responsible governance. A thriving university culture is one that not only teaches but transforms”, he said .