No fewer than 218 students have bagged First Class Honours as Bowen University Iwo Osun State graduated 1345 students.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution Professor Jonathan Babalola disclosed during a press conference to herald the 21st convocation ceremony on Monday that the university would confer degrees and postgraduate qualifications on 1443 graduands comprising 1345 undergraduates and 98 postgraduate students.
Breaking down the undergraduate results the Vice-Chancellor said 657 students graduated with Second Class Upper Division 315 with Second Class Lower Division 66 with Third Class and three with Pass degrees.
He added that 86 graduands completed the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme.
At the postgraduate level the university is graduating 13 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) holders one Master of Philosophy (MPhil) holder eight Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduates 68 other master’s degree holders and eight Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) recipients.
The Vice-Chancellor described the convocation as a moment of pride for the university and families of the graduands noting that their academic achievements reflected years of perseverance sacrifice personal growth and support from loved ones.
He congratulated the graduands for fulfilling the requirements of their respective programmes expressing pride in their accomplishments and the contributions of parents guardians and other stakeholders to their academic journeys.
He added that with the addition of the Class of 2026 the total number of graduates produced by the institution since its inaugural convocation in 2006 would rise to 20177.
Prof Babalola vowed that the institution will continue to strengthen academic quality assurance expand research frontiers improve digital and physical infrastructure and deepen industry and international partnerships by creating greater opportunities for students to acquire the knowledge and skills required for meaningful societal impact.