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born 1958 Nigeria
Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola (born 1958) is a Nigerian professor of medical microbiology, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. She specializes in disease control, particularly HIV/AIDS.
Nigeria Academics Biologists Scientists Also known as: Folashade ogunshola
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The fourth industrial revolution is here upon the world but that Nigeria has been lagging.
Fundamentally, preparedness builds on a system that’s working.
The leaders of communities are chosen from their citizens and our leaders are, therefore, a reflection of who we are as a people.
We are very innovative, we are very creative, and we are very entrepreneurs.
The art is part of our vision; it is an expression of who we are.
Corruption thrives where there is lack of excellence. But we are not different from other countries.
The funding is not just on UNILAG, of course, the Lagos State government is supporting. We have reached out to partners, industries, companies and a whole lot of other people to support us.
It required that we had a strong central coordinating centre and that we engaged the community early, used media effectively, and sent out short easily-understood messages.
It is in service to others that you get elevated or you achieve your dreams
"Our students and researchers stand to gain from exposure to diverse networks and knowledge systems. This kind of cooperation supports not only innovation but also the institutional growth of our universities."
I then realized that what was important was the quality of the time spent. You need to know what people need at the time they need it. These are some of the lessons I learned from that period.
Nigeria Universities needs to develop the courses around sports like sports medicine, that is the next step for us. I am hoping that we will be able to interest some corporate organisations to have a sports academy because I think we have everything that it takes.
Yes, I have been in the system, we do not have funding, but have done a lot of things by improving what we do with collaborations with other universities outside the country. They appreciate us more than Nigerians.
In Lagos, because of the difficulties, we have taken it as a responsibility to try, but we can only do with what we have. Building hostels is not cheap. Right now, we are renovating the old hostels to make them more livable, though it is a very expensive venture.
Don’t get into seeing money as the only benefit to being involved in project, think of the experience and the skills that you are getting; it is worth more than money because they are investing in your knowledge base.
There’s Value in the Valley”. One thing (out of the many lessons in the book) that stuck in my head was “nobody is after you”. People are going about their day; they’re not even noticing you
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