By Hadiza Yusuf
Skyline University Nigeria says it is focused on producing self-reliant graduates equipped with practical skills, entrepreneurial knowledge and industry experience to create employment opportunities rather than depend solely on paid jobs.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ajith Kumar V. V., stated this on Monday during a press briefing ahead of the institution’s fifth convocation ceremony scheduled for November 14, 2026.
He said the university was committed to equipping students with the knowledge, skills and values required to meet the demands of the modern world.
Kumar explained that the institution had continued to strengthen its academic programmes through technology-driven learning, entrepreneurship and partnerships with industries.
He said the university established an Entrepreneurship, Innovation and AI Lab to encourage students to develop business ideas, create innovative solutions and establish technology-based enterprises capable of addressing real-life challenges.
“We established the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and AI Lab to encourage our students to develop business ideas, create innovative solutions and establish technology-based businesses that can solve real-life problems,” he said.
The vice-chancellor also highlighted the university’s collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to assist student entrepreneurs in registering their businesses.
According to him, the institution has introduced mandatory professional certification courses for all students every semester to strengthen their professional competencies and improve their employability.
He added that industry experts would deliver 10 per cent of the university’s curriculum to expose students to practical knowledge and professional experience.
Kumar further disclosed that the university had introduced new academic programmes, including B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence, B.Sc. Public Health Science, and B.Sc. Islamic Economics and Finance, following approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
He said Skyline University was the first university in North-West Nigeria to receive approval to offer a degree programme in Artificial Intelligence.
The vice-chancellor also announced that 236 students would graduate at the institution’s fifth convocation, comprising 183 bachelor’s degree graduates, 41 higher-degree graduates and 12 doctorate graduates.
He said the ceremony would also mark the first time the university would confer doctorate degrees since its establishment in 2018.
“We are making history this year as we confer doctorate degrees for the first time since the university was established in 2018. We have also awarded 50 per cent scholarships to all our top-performing graduates to enable them to pursue postgraduate studies at the university,” he said.
Kumar reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to expanding its academic programmes, strengthening international partnerships, promoting research and adopting emerging technologies to improve teaching and learning.
He said the university would continue to prioritise the development of graduates who were academically sound, professionally competent and capable of contributing meaningfully to society.
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