Determined to build a stronger industry partnership between the organisation and the University, BusinessDay Media Limited, Monday paid a Business visit on the management of Trinity University, Lagos under the leadership of the vice-chancellor, Charles Korede Ayo at the institutions permanent site located in Yaba.
The visit was to formally introduce the media house to the vice-chancellor and explore robust intellectual opportunities with the institution.
Trinity University is one of the four private universities licensed by the Federal Government in January, 2019 with a mission to equip students with knowledge, skills, attitudes, competences and value through quality teaching, mentoring, learning and research, thus creating effective change agents and value-adding members of the society.
Patrick Atuanya, editor, BusinessDay, who led the delegation, said the Newspaper is the leading business daily in the whole of West Africa and the most read by people in the business community in the country.
Atuanya stated that having already established working partnerships with some leading firms within and outside Nigeria, BusinessDay is now desirous of cementing a mutually benefiting partnership with the University.
He pointed out that BusinessDay newspaper is always passionate about the economy and education coverage, adding that the collaboration between both organisations present an opportunity for undergraduate students at Trinity University to tap into the huge resource that the newspaper offers to aid their learning.
He further stated that areas of partnership would include a free pass to the students of the institution to BusinessDay conferences, distribution of copies, internship opportunities for undergraduates from the university and media coverage of the university events.
BusinessDay has been working closely with some tertiary institutions by distributing it’s newspapers at a subsidised cost of N120 only to members of the University Community as against its actual price of N300.
In his response, the vice-chancellor, Charles Korede Ayo commended the team for the visit and informed of Trinity University willingness to partner BusinessDay.
Ayo stated that presently the university runs programmes in the faculty of science and art, business management and social sciences. Adding that in all the university is offering 15 programmes.
The professor of computer and information science pointed out that as a university administrator and professional, he noticed that the rise in youth unemployment is as a result of the disconnect between town and gown.
He further assured that as a newly licensed university, it is open to collaboration in the areas of resources, human and infrastructure, to make the idea a success.
KELECHI EWUZIE
