The Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) on Thursday inducted 21 graduates of the Wellspring University, Benin into computing profession.
The induction ceremony, first in the institution’s history, marked the graduates’ transition from students to professionals.
The inductees were graduates of Bachelor of Science in the fields of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Information Technology as well as Master’s degree.
In his remark shortly before the oath taking, the Registrar of the council, Muhammed Aliyu stressed the importance of ethical conduct, continuous learning, and dedication to the field.
Aliyu, who was represented by Mrs Elizabeth Adekunle, Graduates Induction Coordinator of the council, commended the university for raising solutions providers in a world that was moving in an unprecedented pace.
The registrar noted that the university was living up to its billing as a future forward institution responding to all African needs by raising solution providers in diverse areas of human endeavours.
In his address, Prof. Isaac Rotimi Ajayi, Vice Chancellor of the university, described the induction as historic and educative, charging the inductees to take advantage of an edge being created with their induction.
As a technology-compliant institution, Ajayi said the university had the mandate of exposing its students to modern technology breakthroughs via impactful curriculum and professionalising their skills.
Prof. Dipo Akomolafe, Dean, College of Science and Computing, said the event aligned with the vision and mission of the university, which was to see to the professionnalisation of all courses in the Department of Computing
According to him, this singular step will see the inductees standing out amongst their peers in the world.
“What we are doing now is a life of testimony of the realisation of one of the mandates given to me,” he said.
Providing an overview, Dr Tosin Olayinka, Head of Department, Computing, said the maiden induction comprised 18 undergraduates, two postgraduates with one member of staff.
In her induction lecture, Prof. Veronica Osubor of the University of Benin took the inductees on ways to build a successful career in computing.
Osubor charged them on team work, problem solving analytical thinking, networking and others.
