NOUN VC conferred with Honorary Fellowship of the Commonwealth of Learning

The Vice-Chancellor, Abdalla Uba Adamu, was on 11th September conferred with the Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning by Prof. Asha Kanwar, the President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada.

 The conferment took place during the ongoing Pan-Commonwealth Forum 9th edition (PCF9) holding at Murray Rugby Stadium, Edinburg, Scotland from 9th to 13th September 2019.

The theme for this year’s conference was to Innovation for Quality Education and Lifelong Education.

COL is dedicated to seeing the achievement of human development goals through universal access The 9th Forum kicked off on Monday 9th September, and Prof Adamu was one of the three Vice-Chancellors who constituted the only Panel on the theme of the Forum.

The others were Prof. Nageshwar Rao of the Indria Ghandi National Open University India (IGNOU) and Dr. Dr Caroline Seelig, CEO at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.

 The Panel was Chaired by Sir John Daniel, former President of the Commonwealth of Learning. Audience reaction to Prof. Adamu’s presentation was tremendously positive as he outlined the massive success achieved in technological innovation, continent management, entrepreneurship and incarcerated and indigent girls access in the 3½ years he has spent at NOUN.

Prof. Adamu was one of the eight notable leaders of educational innovation in Distance education that were honored and one of the only two Africans who were conferred with the prestigious Honorary Fellowship of the Commonwealth of Learning at the Meeting. The other African recipient was Prof Mandla Makhanya, the Vice-Chancellor, University of South Africa (UNISA).

The title "Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning" recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual to distance education in areas such as: leadership and service, published works including courseware, lectures and presentations and mentorship. Consideration is typically limited to citizens of Commonwealth countries and the title is conferred for life.