OSUN State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has called on universities to make their impact felt in the society .
The Visitor to Osun State University spoke yesterday at its10th year anniversary and sixth convocation in Osogbo.
The governor said any academic activity which does not instil good character in the learner spells doom for the society in the future.
Aregbesola said: “We need to begin to learn with good character or else we are preparing for the beginning of vices in the country.
“All the negatives in the country are results of learning without characters in our universities.
“There is no limit to the extent of evil a man who is learned but without character can do, such a person is like a time bomb.”
Aregbesola urged universities to engage in researches that will impact positively on the society.
The governor added that universities must be interested in building a virile society.
He said: “The university must be relevant to the host community and the nation. The community must feel the impact of the university.
“The university must be interested in development and how it is managed. You must engage in researches that can benefit the society.
“I urge our universities to begin to think beyond producing graduates, “ he said.
In his opening remark, the Pro-Chancellor and chairman governing council, Mallam Yusuf Alli, said theuniversity’s 10 years of existence was a period of preparation and now is the time for consolidation.
According to the legal luminary, the university needs to cultivate in its students exemplary and exceptional leadership, academic excellence, scholarship and best international practices.
The pro-chancellor stated that the university must be committed to Science, Technology and Information Technology, saying the university cannot be a global participant if it relies on obsolete and outdated knowledge.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof Labode Popoola, said the university made tremendous progress as it developed.
According to Prof Popoola, the 10-year-old university has graduated 6,493 students.
The don noted that the university does not only admit students but aims at developing a total individual.
The Chancellor, Mrs Folorunso Alakija, expressed delight at the transformation the university is going through.
Alakija praised the governor for his efforts in creating a sound learning environment and laying of a good foundation for quality education.
The chancellor, who promised to build a paediatric hospital for the university, called on stakeholders to support the institution in charting a new course.
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