A Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Science of the University, Mr. Oluwatimilehin Salako, has won a Commonwealth Scholarship, tenable in the United Kingdom during the 2015/2016 academic session. Mr. Salako was one of the 387 applicants that were offered the scholarships, funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID).

The Executive Secretary, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, John Kirkland, commended the University for producing such an excellent candidate, noting that successful candidates were those with strong academic backgrounds, having demonstrated in their applications, a clear and realistic plan of study as well as the likelihood of tangible development impact after the end of their fellowship period. The Executive Secretary further stated that the gender balance in selecting the candidates was taken into consideration, advising nominating agencies to continue to put forward, strong female candidates.

Mr. Oluwatimilehin Salako holds a B.Sc degree in Computer Science (First Class Honours) from FUNAAB. He teaches practical classes as well as undergraduate students’ tutorials in courses like Organisation of Programming Languages, Introduction to Computer Programming, Data Structures and Algorithm since joining the services of the University, four years ago. He also assists other lecturers in the Department in carrying out research and has published papers in international journals. In 2011, he won the FUNAAB Senate Prize for First Class graduates in the Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences (COLNAS) and he was also a member of the National Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS).

Last Updated on July 21, 2015 by admin