UI students win French Embassy’s creative challenge
Two students of the University of Ibadan have won the French Embassy’s ‘Get Creative with Plastic’ challenge.
The university announced this on Tuesday in a statement. The challenge was part of the French embassy’s Plastic Free Campus Awareness Initiative.
”UI was one of the 10 Nigerian universities selected to participate in this initiative which was funded by the French Embassy Fund (FEF) Project.
”The initiative was championed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale and coordinated through the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships), Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose, SAN.
“The initiative received support from other management staffers,” said the university.
It also disclosed that Aina Adeogun of the Department of Zoology was the focal person for the UI-FEF Campus Wide Initiative.
“Working closely with the Students’ Union Executive Committee, Directorate of Public Communication, and Information Technology and Media Services Unit, the team ensured robust student engagement and wide participation across the university community,” said the statement.
It was noted that the institution’s contribution stood out significantly, with more than 300 students actively participating and about 100 creative submissions for the challenge.
“UI recorded the highest level of engagement among all participating campuses, a feat that can only be from the institution as the ‘First and the Best’.
“Due to this extraordinary commitment, the university became the only university among the 10 to have two winners in the challenge,” it added.
The institution disclosed that the first winner was Debbie Paul, a 300-level Department of Environmental Health Science student, Faculty of Public Health, in the music category.
In the writing category, the second winner was Adekunle Akorede, a 300-level student of the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences.
It said the recognition underscored the university’s leadership and sustained excellence in addressing plastic pollution and environmental sustainability.
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