The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, has reiterated its commitment to equipping students with entrepreneurial and innovative skills needed to address societal challenges and create sustainable opportunities, leveraging support from a British Council partnership grant.
BusinessDay reports that this formed the focus of the institution’s Second Annual Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advancement Lecture organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation (CEDI).
Wahab Owolawi, Director of CEDI, while speaking at the event, said the lecture series was designed to inspire creativity, innovation, and problem-solving among students. He noted that entrepreneurship remains a vital tool for national development and disclosed that cash prizes had been earmarked for the top three winners of the accompanying innovation competition.
Representing the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Patrick Osho, said academic excellence alone is no longer sufficient in today’s rapidly changing world. Related News Global gas flaring hits $54bn despite growing energy shortages Insurance key to Africa's economic transformation - Oyedele France confirms first case of Ebola in patient who visited Republic of Congo
