BUK’s 36|37th convocation: 16,581 set to

The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano (BUK) Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas has said that during the 36th | different degrees.

This is just as he revealed that 285 of first-degree graduates graduate with first class, while no honorary degree would be awarded during this year’s convocation to a recipient.

Speaking to pressmen, on Thursday at a pre-convocation press briefing held at BUK, Prof Abbas said that ‘in this combined convocation a total of 16,581 undergraduate students (7,362 for 2018 | 2019 session; 9,219 for 2019 | 2020) from 16 graduating faculties

He added that 8,777 postgraduate students (3,671 for session 2018|2019; 5,106 for session 2019|2020) will graduate from the postgraduate school and Dangote Business School.

Another tradition maintained in BUK is that all graduates who attend the convocation ceremony receive their certificate on the day they graduate.

Professor Abbas therefore announced that on February 11, 2023, the BUK, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewure 11, the Oba of Benin, would receive the inauguration of the chancellorship

Dr. Mansur Mukthar (Sarkin Bai Kano), Vice President of Country Programs, at the Islamic Development Bank, was to deliver a convocation lecture titled “Financing Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Challenges and Opportunities”

While Alhaji Mahmoud Yayale Ahmed, former pro-chancellor and chairman of BUK, was to be the chairman on the occasion.

prof. Abbas commented during this year’s convocation on why the institution would not award an honorary doctorate to the recipient, saying it was mainly due to the time factor required to go through the lists of potential award winners, who are able and qualified goods. to be granted by the Institution on the ground

However, he hinted that there were many renowned and eminent personalities whom the institution has in mind to receive honorary degrees, but do not have enough time at their disposal to go through the many names at their disposal.

However, Prof Abbas revealed that this does not indicate that the institution would not honor important personalities in the future. “We have a number of them on the list and Inshallah this would be covered in the next convocation program.