On Saturday, the University of Ibadan announced that it had created a special window for all UI Post-UTME candidates who were qualified but were turned down for admission to study in the face-to-face mode of instruction due to a low admissions quota and a fiercely competitive admissions procedure.
According to a statement from the institution’s departing registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, interested candidates must switch to the hybrid Open Distance eLearning (ODeL) mode on the university’s mode of study application portal at https://modeofstudy.ui.edu.ng.
Faluyi stated that the institution was committed to extending the boundaries of learning through ICT-enabled borderless education, and that the school had put in place a seamless mobile classroom with specialised video-conferencing tools that could accommodate thousands of students at once to fill the space gap, in addition to course materials and interactive sessions with the course lecturers.
She said, “Students in the ODeL mode of studies like their counterparts in the physical classroom mode are exposed to the same curriculum by the same university lecturers. UI ODeL students would sit for the same examinations, obtain the same UI certificates and also eligible for mobilization for NYSC scheme.
“Statutory requirement to study in the University of Ibadan is five or six “O Level credits in relevant WAEC/NECO subjects in one or two sitting(s) respectively. Direct Entry and Fast Track is open to candidates with distinctions or upper credits in A’ Levels, NCE, OND, HND, Degrees from recognised institutions in relevant subject areas and work experience.
“Candidates who could not sit for the JAMB examination, but have interest to study at the premier university can seize this opportunity to also apply and be admitted to study at the university via the flexible Open Distance and eLearning mode.
“The undergraduate academic programmes that students can study via ODeL in the University of Ibadan are BNS Nursing, B.Sc Computer Science, B.Sc Statistics, BSW. Social Work, B.Sc Sociology, B.Sc Psychology, B.Sc Political Science, B.Sc Economics, B.A. Communications and Language Arts, B.A. English, B.A. Philosophy and Public Affairs, B.A. History and Diplomatic Studies, B.Ed Adult Education, B.Ed Guidance and Counselling, B.Ed Educational Management, BLIS. Library and Information Studies.” The statement added.
