Kwara Governor Appoints Salman As New University Of Education Acting VC
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the pioneer Acting Vice-Chancellor of the newly established Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye on Tuesday.
The statement disclosed that the professor of mathematics education, was until the appointment a lecturer at the Department of Science Education and coordinator of the Educational Technology Centre at the University of Ilorin.
She earned her Bachelor of Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1985; a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education at the University of Ilorin in 1990; and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Ilorin in 1998.
She is the first female professor from Ilorin Emirate.
“Her research interests are Mathematics Education, gender issues in mathematics and science education, and innovation in mathematics education in the developing world.
“The appointment is with immediate effect,” the statement said.
The National Universities Commission in July, 2024 recognised the institution as the 64th state-owned university established to expand access to quality tertiary education in the state.
Kwara Governor Appoints Salman As New University Of Education Acting VC is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
