The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, has stressed the importance of universities’ impact on the society rather than having it the other way round.
He said universities must remain the incubators of ideas and policies that would help grow and improve the society.
He spoke at the closing ceremony of the five-day workshop for management staff of the Registry, Bursary, Internal Audit, and ITeMS, organised by the MacArthur Grants Liaison Office and the University of Ibadan, and facilitated by Digital Bridge Institute.
Prof Adebowale said that for the University of Ibadan to continue to be relevant and fulfil its vision of meeting societal needs, the university would need to develop a system that would enable it to respond to change quickly.
He said the workshop was one of those strategies for empowering the workforce to respond to change, adding that the management staff are expected to further disseminate the training received to their subordinates.
The Vice-Chancellor said universities are expected to engender development, saying that a society does not grow beyond its universities.
Professor Adebowale noted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) was gradually changing the world but cautioned that such must be regulated to prevent abuse and misuse.
He appreciated the organisers of the workshop and assured that the University would always try its best to remain relevant.
Certificates of participation were later presented to the participants.
