{"id":4499,"date":"2023-04-18T04:49:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T04:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibrahimsheme.com\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2023-10-06T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:06:02","slug":"strive-to-elevate-our-country-to-greatness-noun-vc-tells-17674-freshmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibrahimsheme.com\/?p=4499","title":{"rendered":"Strive to elevate our country to greatness, NOUN VC tells 17,674 freshmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vice-Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters, has implored the new students of the institution to strive to elevate Nigeria to its deserved place of greatness in Africa and the world.<\/p>\n<p>Peters stated this on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at the 24th Matriculation Ceremony of the university, which took place virtually across its various study centres nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI am indeed hopeful that you will, as you pass through our university, acquire the appropriate knowledge and skills, as well as the requisite strength of character and tenacity, to sail through the challenges of today\u2019s modern world of global competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the only way in which you can make a positive mark as we all strive to elevate our country, Nigeria to its deserved place of greatness in Africa and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vice-chancellor also urged them to utilise the opportunities offered by the flexibility and openness of their study in NOUN to excel more than their peers elsewhere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4500\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ibrahimsheme.com\/?attachment_id=4500\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG-20230419-WA0000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The academic procession at the event&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wip.ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0000-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The academic procession at the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor those that are engaged in a vocation and or employment, it is an opportunity to excel in your career and to demonstrate the efficacy of continuous education thorough open and distance learning, in adding value to your competence at work, to the delight of your employers,\u201d Peters said.<\/p>\n<p>The new entrants, comprising of 12, 954 undergraduates, 4, 716 postgraduates and 4 Ph.D students in various faculties, will join an already existing population of over 150,000 students studying for various degrees in the university.<\/p>\n<p>According to Peters, \u201cThe uniqueness of the university will evoke special interests in you; from people that are eager to know how you receive your lectures, when you receive them, to wanting to know the quality of your academic training in the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoin you, therefore, to be dedicated to your studies and be good ambassadors of this university,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the marked attributes of NOUN, Peters said the university&#8217;s mode of teaching and service delivery is not restricted by the barriers of distance, location, or the bias of race and creed.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI am particularly glad to inform you that your university is privileged to operate in sync with the emerging world order of a global village in the information age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NOUN, he said, takes the \u201cGown to the Town\u201d dictum by providing equal access to quality education for all citizens, irrespective of their social circumstances, their creed, and wherever they are located.<\/p>\n<p>He advised the new entrants to form peer groups of whatever hue where common issues relating to their study can be shared and discussed, adding that the university has provided an e-ticketing feedback system to resolve complaints encountered during the course of their studies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4501\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ibrahimsheme.com\/?attachment_id=4501\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG-20230419-WA0001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ibrahim Sheme at the event&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wip.ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ibrahimsheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-20230419-WA0001-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ibrahim Sheme at the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis and other delivery applications, including the simplified assessment processes (tutorials, tests and examinations) will make your study at NOUN a most rewarding educational experience,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Registrar of the university, Mr. Oladipo A. 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