Ibiyemi Samuel Tunji (2 January 1954 – 9 September 2021) was a Nigerian academic, lecturer, professor of

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. He was the second vice-chancellor of the Achievers University, Owo Ondo State. He was appointed on 1 April 2014 to succeed Johnson Odebiyi, the pioneer vice-chancellor, whose tenure started in 2008 and ended in 2014.

Early life and education

Tunji obtained Council of Engineering Institution, CEI (UK) Part II (equivalent to bachelor's degree in the UK) in electronics engineering from Cambridge Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Uk; Master of Science (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees in electrical engineering (computer and control) from

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, Bradford, England. Tunji also served as the longest head of department at the

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, electrical and electronics engineering department. Prior to his appointment in 2014, Tunji has also worked in various academic and administrative positions, such as dean and provost at the College of Science & Technology,

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, Ota (March 2002 – July 2005); and head of department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin.

Achievements and contributions

As the vice-chancellor of the institution, Tunji introduced engineering courses to the institution in the 2016/2017 academic session. In February 2020, Tunji handed over six undergraduates to the law enforcement agency for their involvement in cult activities. Tunji also called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector, stated that many admission seekers were not willing to attend private universities, he also appealed to the federal government to make private universities attractive to admission seekers. In 2019, Tunji requested that private universities be included in the TETFund scheme, stating that the non-inclusion of private universities as beneficiaries of TETFund was unfair.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibiyemi, Samuel 1954 births 2021 deaths Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities People from Kogi State Alumni of the University of Bradford Academic staff of the University of Ilorin Academic staff of Covenant University Nigerian electronic engineers