Muhammad Kamaludeen University, Ilorin on Saturday matriculated 146 pioneer students of the university in 13 academic programmes.
At the maiden matriculation held in the school premises, the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari was investited as the Chancellor of the University.
Also, the Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Shuaib Abdulraheem was investited connoting a succesful take-off of the University.
Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Rasheed Jimoh, urged the students to strive hard in ensuring excellence in their studies to get them aligned with the visions of the university.
He said within five months of take-off, the institution has gotten approval for 15 academic programmes and commencement of process to secure the approval for law and nursing science.
The vice chancellor added that there was also an introduction of innovative courses to enable the global soft skills and entrepreneurship development initiatives.
Prof. Jimoh said as a follow-up to the course, the University shall facilitate registration of start up companies for the selected viable ideas generated by teams of students through the Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC).
The Chancellor in his royal remarks commended the management of the institution for upholding the vision of the founding father and ensuring the dreams came to reality.
Hr urged the pioneer students to set a good legacy for other students coming behind to follow.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the institution obtained license to practise as a private university in 2023 with 15 approved courses.
The courses are Accounting, Arabic, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Economics, English, mathematics and statistics
The remaining courses are History and International Studies, Islamic Studies, Physics with Electronics, Plant Science and Biotechnology and Software Engineering.
