No fewer than 33 students obtained first class degrees in the 2013/2014 academic session from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, the authorities announced on Monday.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adeniyi Gbadegesin, stated this in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, at a briefing to herald the institution’s 12th convocation.

According to Gbadegesin, the 33 candidates are part of the 4,697 candidates who will graduate from the university this week.

He added, “A total of 4,697 first degrees and over 9,000 higher degrees would be awarded during this convocation. The breakdown is: 33 first class; 1,144 second class upper; 2,575 second class lower; 692 third class; 140 nursing students.”

The VC explained that the convocation ceremonies starting on April 23 would coincide with the 25th Founder’s Day ceremony of the university.

He, however, said the ceremonies would not be elaborate because the university needed money to execute some other necessary projects.

Gbadegesin, who said graduates of the school were doing well, pointed to a Computer Science and Engineering graduate, Mr. Olaolu Ayoola, who recently produced a surveillance drone he designed during his National Youth Service Corps programme in Osun State.

The VC, who hailed the support of the governments of Oyo and Osun states, noted that the university was on the verge of a major expansion.

He said, “As I speak to you, work is at an advanced stage at the university’s proposed Institute of Software Engineering. A Memorandum of Understanding between a leading mechanical engineering/automobile company, RT Briscoe, and LAUTECH has been signed to provide hands-on training ground for our students.”

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