Dr Smart Olugbeko has been appointed as the new Provost of the Federal College of Education, Ilawe-Ekiti, established in 2023 with the dual mandate to produce NCE and degree graduates.
Olugbeko, a seasoned academic and iconic administrator, whose career in the college of education system spans over 25 years, began his academic career at the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo (now Adeyemi Federal University of Education), rising from Lecturer III to Chief Lecturer in 2016. He further distinguished himself through sabbatical and secondment appointments at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, and Federal College of Education (Technical), Ekiadolor, Edo State.
He earned his Bachelor’s degree in English and Education from Ondo State University, Ado Ekiti (now Ekiti State University) in 1992; a Master’s degree in Personnel Psychology from the University of Ibadan in 1998 and another Master’s degree in Language Education from the University of Ibadan in 2003. He obtained a PhD from the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom and Postgraduate Certificates in Leadership in Strategic Communication from Johns Hopkins University, USA, and Bilingualism from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
