The Czech Republic has expressed its readiness to associate with the College of Ibadan [UI], Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria, to evolve fashions that may engender improvement in numerous sectors, particularly, in schooling within the West African nation.
The Deputy Head of Mission, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Nigeria, Mr. Martin Čech, and Prof. Jan Záhořík from the College of West Bohemia of the nation disclosed this throughout a colloquium organised by the Embassy in collaboration with the premier college.
The colloquium, which befell in Trenchard Corridor of the college, had many personalities in attendance. They included officers from the Czech Republic; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor [Administration ], Professor Peter Olapegba; the Deputy Vice-Chancellor [Academic], Prof. Aderonke Baiyeroju; the Registrar, Ganiyu Saliu; the College Librarian, Dr. Mercy Iroaganachi; the Provost of the School of Medication, Prof. Temidayo Ogundiran; the Dean of the College of Renewable Pure Sources, Prof. Adejoke Akinyele; the Director, Institute of Peace and Strategic Research[IPSS], Prof. Ruth Adio-Moses, the Deputy Registrar in command of the Directorate of Public Communication, Mrs. Adejoke Akinpelu; the Deputy Registrar within the VC’s Workplace, Mr. Oluwole Dada, and a number of others.
The colloquium featured seasoned and internationally acclaimed students from the College of Ibadan. It concerned discussions on the Czech Republic and Nigeria within the context of European Union [EU]- Africa Relations and collaboration with the Czech Republic and the EU universities for a greater future.
In his remarks, the Deputy Head of Mission on the Czech Embassy, Mr Čech, mentioned the motivation for the programme was to beginning mutually useful collaborations that may engender improvement. Whereas saying the colloquium was apt, Cech mentioned extra discussions that may protect range and strengthen improvement can be initiated.
On his half, Záhořík, who’s a Professor of African Research on the College of West Bohemia, mentioned the schooling system and improvement fashions of the Czech Republic might be transplanted into Nigeria.
Prof. Isaac Olawale Albert and Prof. Francis Egbokhare of UI, who have been useful resource individuals on the colloquium, mentioned Nigeria may be taught lots from the Czech Republic.
Albert, a globally famend scholar, mentioned the colloquium was to forge partnerships between Nigeria and the Czech Republic and be taught from its improvement fashions for sustainable improvement.
“The world is bored with the outdated relationships and on the lookout for new relationships. We’ve got issues to resolve. To what extent are we adjusting our schooling to the issues? If you wish to strengthen a system, it’s essential to make investments extra sources within the schooling of the system,” Albert mentioned.
On his half, Prof. Egbokhare, a towering literary icon, mentioned there’s a lot to be taught from the Czech Republic. The professor, who mentioned the casual sector is the most important within the nation, known as on the European nation to look into the sector for a sustainable relationship.
Additionally talking, Prof. Olatunji Oyeshile of the Division of Philosophy, who facilitated the occasion, urged Nigeria to be taught the Czech Republic’s instance by wanting inward quite than wanting elsewhere.
“The nation seems inward, the regulation works there. They don’t have power crises. Training have to be in step with our wants. Allow us to have one thing developed inside our tradition and take it to the entire world. Allow us to assume in that route. This is likely one of the issues we have now to be taught from the Czech Republic,” Oyeshile mentioned.
Earlier, whereas declaring the colloquium opened, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the college, Prof. Olapegba mentioned no entity might be an island unto itself.
DVC mentioned: “You’ll have to search for folks or entities to collaborate with. If you wish to go very quick, go alone, however then if you wish to go very far, then go along with others. That is the rationale for creating this platform with the Czech Republic in order that there will be discussions on problems with mutual profit and the way folks can overcome challenges.”
