Pan-Atlantic University records highest number of students’ matriculation

…714 students inducted

Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) marked a significant milestone with 714 new students formally inducted into the university community during its 11th matriculation ceremony at the institution’s main campus in Ibeju-Lekki, breaking its induction records of ten years.

This year’s matriculation saw 400 male and 314 female students officially become bona fide members of the PAU student body and embark on their undergraduate degree programmes. This represents the highest number of matriculated students in the university’s history.

Enase Okonedo, vice-chancellor at PAU in her address charged the students to bear in mind that their potential knows no bounds within the vibrant and youthful community of the institution.

Okonedo emphasised the university’s dedication to creating a supportive environment through its various service initiatives, aligning with one of the core pillars of the university’s strategic plan (2022-2026); community engagement.

The vice-chancellor said that the PAU’s Special Education Empowerment Drive (SEED), a collaborative initiative with the Ibeju-Lekki community, serves as a shining example of this commitment, aimed at improving JAMB/UTME results for students in local public secondary schools.

“Notably, four of the matriculation students are proud beneficiaries of this programme, demonstrating the tangible impact of PAU’s community engagement efforts,” she said.

She also spoke on experiential learning, highlighting that 40 percent of PAU’s teaching methodology incorporates experiential activities, role-play, and hands-on learning.

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Okonedo further drew the attention of the new students to the fact that university life is a transformative period of growth into adulthood and hence, she echoed PAU’s core values: community, respect, integrity, service, and professionalism to get the fresheners updated with what is expected of them while on campus.

She applauded the parents for entrusting their children to the university, emphasising that their time at PAU would extend beyond simply earning a degree.

“It would be about making a lasting impact on society. The university’s ambition is to continue being an “Ivory Tower” of choice. “Congratulations to the Class of 2024/2025! Welcome to Pan-Atlantic University, where your dreams take flight and your potential knows no bounds,” she said.

Dignitaries that graced the matriculation ceremony on Saturday, January 18, include; Peter Bamkole, deputy vice-chancellor; and Kingsley Ukaoha, the registrar.

Also in attendance were Sola Oni and Ikechukwu Obiaya of the School of Management and Social Sciences and the School of Media and Communication,

Others include Darlington Agholor, dean of the School of Science and Technology; Olayinka David-West, dean of Lagos Business School; Nneka Okekearu, director of the Enterprise Development Centre; and Ifeanyi Ogboh, the university chaplain.

Pan-Atlantic University is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lagos. The mission of the university is “to form competent and committed professionals and encourage them to serve with personal initiative and social responsibility the community in which they work, thereby helping to build a better society in Nigeria and Africa at large.