The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSUN) will hold its seventh biennial conference between Monday, July 8 and Friday, July 12, 2024, at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.
The three state-owned universities in Lagos State (Lagos State University, Lagos State University of Education and Lagos State University of Science & Technology) will play host to the conference with the theme: “Effective University Governance: Role of Stakeholders”.
A statement by the Conference Planning Committee, headed by the Vice Chairman of COPSUN, Prof. Ayodeji Omole, states: “The conference will attract scholars and stakeholders in the education sector from all walks of life. The conference will open with a courtesy call on the Governor of Lagos State and Visitor to the three universities in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.”
“Other programmes of the biennial conference include the formal opening ceremony, which will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Marriot Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State, with Sanwo-Olu as the Chief Host, while Chairman of COPSUN, Senator Joshua Lidani, is the host. Prof. Nuhu Omeiza Yakubu will deliver the keynote address.
“Plenary sessions will commence after the opening ceremony featuring notable scholars and prominent personalities such as Prof. Julius Amioba Okojie, Emeritus Prof. Femi Bamiro, Prof. Dapo Asaju, Chief (Mrs) Mojisola Ladipo, former Senate President, Dr Adolphus Wabara; Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola and a host of others.”
