From Kehinde Adewole
Applications into undergraduate programmes of the Institute of Part Time Studies (IPTS) of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), hasbl commenced.
The application process began on Thursday, May, 27, after the online link into the FUOYE portal for the admissions was test run successfully. The link is ddtsms.fuoye.edu.ng.
FUOYE Part Time is in two phases, weekend Part Time programmes which run from every Fridays into the weekends and the daily Part Time programmes, which runs from Mondays to Fridays with lectures holding at the Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti main campuses from morning till evening.
Qualifications for the programmes varies from Ordinary National Diploma, (OND) Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME), West African Examination Council (WAEC) as well as the National Examination Council (NECO) and other equivalents. Mature candidates who have relevant industrial experiences in their proposed fields of study are also welcomed to apply.
It would be recalled that as part of the Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina led administration’s laudable efforts to expand admission oppurtunists to the teeming Nigerian youths and working class citizens seeking qualitative University education, FUOYE Management approached the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the approval of 40 academic programmes for the Part Time Studies, but the NUC graciuosly approved 20 programmes for a start.
The 20 approved programmes included B.SC Agric Economics and Extension, B.SC Food Science and Technology; B.SC Soil Science and Land Management; B.SC Sociology, B.SC Banking and Finance ; B.SC Political Science and B.SC Psychology.
“Others are B.A English and Literary Studies, B.A History and lnternational Studies, B.A Religious Studies, B.A Theatre and Media Arts, B.SC Demography and Social Statistics , as well as B.SC Peace and Conflict Resolutions.
“Also approved are B.SC Public Administration; B.SC Water Resources Management and Agro Meteorology, B.A Linguistics and Languages, B.Sc Animal Production and Health, B.Sc lnternational Relations; BSc Economics and Development Studies, B.Sc and Sociology”.
A statement by the Special Adviser on Media Matters to the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Wole Balogun, which was made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, May, 27, disclosed that the Director of the FUOYE’s Institute of Part Time Studies, Prof. Abiodun Ajiboye, revealed the development to the media office of the VC via a statement.
Prof. Ajiboye’s statement reads in part: “The Institute of part time studies is the brainchild of the VC, Prof. Abayomi Fasina who sees this as an opportunity to expand admission opportunities to our teeming admission seekers and working class people in order for them to have access to tertiary education in Ekiti State and beyond.
“The appointments of Prof A A Ajiboye and Dr Adeleke Omolade as the pioneer Director and Deputy Director respectively is a round peg in a round hole going by the tremendous achievements recorded by the duo within the shortest possible time.
“Firstly, approval has been obtained from NUC for 20 programmes in the university. Secondly, curricular have been developed for all the programmes and Coordinators have also been appointed for each programmes in the various Departments. Thirdly, the application forms will soon be available online for the prospective students.
“FIOYE’s Part Time programmes’ mode of operation is unique and quite flexible in that there are two major types of the programmes that would be run by the Institute :
First is the daily Part Time undergraduate degree programmes where students will be having their lectures from morning till evening on a daily basis.
” Second is the weekly part time undergraduate degree programmes where students will be having lectures on weekends, that is, Fridays and Saturdays.
“The two programmes will be domiciled on the main campuses of the institution in Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti for now.
“Application into both programmes has commenced since May, 27, 2021. The institute hopes to start the academic programmes in the next 2020/2021 academic session. The Director and his deputy are very grateful for the support of the VC and the University management. The VC has a vision to transform the university to an enviable height among universities in the country and across the globe.
Consequently, all stakeholders in the university are enjoined to key into and support this vision.”
