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NOUN VC Joins
Professor-Abdalla-Uba-Adamu-VC-NOUN
NOUN VC Joins IJOU Editorial
Board
Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN),
Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, has been appointed as Member,
Editorial Advisory Board of the Indian Journal of Open Universities
(IJOU), the biggest of its kind in the world.
This followed the reconstitution of the board by the
Vice-Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New
Delhi.
The new board will serve for three years.
The editorial board consists of several leaders in the Open and
Distant Learning (ODL) mode of education from around the world,
including the president of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), many
other vice-chancellors and directors.
A statement from the Chief Editor of the IJOU, Prof. B.K.
Biswas, indicated that the journal was founded in 1992 to
disseminate information about the theory, practice and research in
the field of ODL, including multimedia education, education
technology and communication, independent and experiential learning
and other innovative forms of education.
It has published over 600 articles and communications, several
book reviews and workshop reports.
Prof. Adamu is the First Vice-President of the Nairobi-based
African Council for Open and Distant Learning (ACODL).
Signed:
Ibrahim Sheme
Director, Media and Publicity,
NOUN
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Adewale presents NOUN’s 12th Inaugural Lecture
Wednesday
The 12th Inaugural Lecture of the National Open University of
Nigeria (NOUN) will take place on Wednesday in Abuja.
It will be delivered by the Head of the university’s Department
of Religious Studies, Prof. Olubiyi Adeniyi Adewale.
A statement from the Dean, Post-Graduate School, Dr. Mande
Samaila, indicated that theme of the lecture is “Africanisation of
Hermeneutics: An Escursus into Jesus’ Parabolic Discourses”.
The lecture will take place at noon at the university’s
headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
A cursory look at the lecturer’s biodata shows that he knows his
onions in the field he is tackling in the watershed
presentation.
Prof. Adewale was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, in 1963 and bagged
a first degree in English Studies from University of Ife, Ile-Ife,
in 1984.
He underwent a theological training at the Nigerian Baptist
Theological Seminary, Ogbomosho, where he bagged a Bachelor’s
degree in Theology in 1990.
A postgraduate diploma in Mass Communication from The
Polytechnic, Ibadan, followed, and he obtained a PhD in Biblical
Studies from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, in 2005.
Prior to that, he had taught for five years at the Benson
Idahosa University, Benin City.
It was from there that he joined NOUN in 2006 and earned his
professorship a year later.
At NOUN, Prof. Adewale has served in various capacities,
including as director of the Lagos Study Centre.
He is a member of many academic associations locally and
internationally and has authored some books.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, is the chief host
of the inaugural lecture.