Aderemi Atayero

Aderemi Aaron-Anthony Atayero (born 26 October 1969, in Ikeja)[1][2] is a Nigerian engineer who served as the 4th substantive vice chancellor of Covenant University, Nigeria.[3][4] He previously served as the first academic deputy vice-chancellor, Coordinator School of Engineering, and twice as head of department of Electrical and Information Engineering of Covenant University. Quotes An interview with Prof. Aderemi Atayero on AfricaLive Prof. Aderemi Atayero in a discussion with AfricaLive There is a rising need for industry and institutions like yours to collaborate. What are you doing to facilitate that, and what is your expansion agenda if there is one? We go out of our way to ensure that we are not held back by any government bureaucracy. Covenant University receives no funding from the government; we pay taxes just like any other private institutions. We are not expending any energy trying to make the government see what we are doing. Instead, we are working on producing products that make visible changes in society. During this era of the fourth industrial revolution, what can African institutions do to ensure that they maintain their relevance? We have to ensure we keep tabs with what is happening globally. We have to leverage the infrastructure that is already there, such as mobile communication and internet connectivity. We can break away from the old ways of doing things and embrace virtual learning. Atayero addresses the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Atayero addresses the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) he concept of glocalisation came about after we have looked at our immediate environment, looked at the present problems in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa and Africa in general. We then started thinking of how we can provide solutions to these problems, through scientific approach, to proffering solutions to these problems, and by so doing getting global relevance. With glocalisation, we would be able to solve our local problems, through publishing of our results, disseminating knew knowledge created, and this way we get global relevance. External links Atayero's PhD thesis (in Russian) Category:Living people Category:1969 births