Olusola Bamidele Oyewole

Olusola Oyewole Bamidele
Vice chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Assumed office
May 2012
President of the Association of African Universities (2013-2017)
Preceded by Oluwafemi Olaiya Balogun
Personal details
Born 30 September 1955
Kaduna State, Nigeria
Political party Non-Partisan

Olusola Bamidele Oyewole (Born, 30 September 1955 in Kaduna State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professor of Food science and technology, educational administrator, and incumbent vice chancellor of University of Agriculture, Abeokuta [1][2][3]

Education

Oyewole attended Odo-Otin Grammar School, Osogbo in Osun State, Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in 1981 from Obafemi Awolowo University. He later proceeded to the prestigious University of Ibadan, where he obtained a Master of science (M.sc) degree in 1984 and a Doctorate (P.hD) degree in Food science and technology.[4]

Life and career

He was born in Kaduna State, Nigeria on September 1955 but hails from Abeokuta, in Ogun State, Nigeria. He began his career in 1992 as a lecturer in the department of Food science and technology at University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, where he later became the head of the department. He is one of the Nigerian academicians that has contributed significantly to education in Nigeria. Prior to his appointment as the vice chancellor of University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, he has served at different levels of academic organization. He was the Project Officer of the World Bank project on Quality Assurance for African Higher Education systems at the Association of African Universities for three years ( 2006 – 2009) at the Association of African Universities.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FUNAAB is contributing to Nigeria and Africa's development, Nigeria: Tribune Newspaper, 2014, retrieved 14 October 2014
  2. ↑ "Ogunlewe, VC clash over administrative style". Vanguard News. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "National Mirror". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "African Outlook Online - African Outlook Online". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Telegraph – AAU scribe makes case for quality assurance in varsities". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "PROFESSOR OYEWOLE IS FUNAAB’S NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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