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The management of Skyline Univerisity Nigeria (SUN) has conducted an executive seminar for all registered Private School Proprietors and Principals of North–West zone in Nigeria. The seminar was organized to empower them with the essential skills required for providing qualitative and inclusive education.  The event was themed ‘Leading and Managing Business for Value Creation, Managing Special Students and Digital Skills’ to incorporate all the current challenges faced by private school owners as education demands are transforming rapidly. In his welcome address, the Vice-Chancellor of SUN, Prof. Ajith Kumar V. V. thanked attendees for sparing their valuable time to attend the workshop. He said, “Every leader of education must stand on the principles of ethics and value. Do not compromise on the quality of education you give”.  He added that the success of students is everything to teachers, principals and mentors. He emphasized that proprietors and principals must not only teach for grades but teach skills, computer literacy, public speaking, etc. They must prepare students for future opportunities through rigorous training and insightful experiences.  During his presentation on inclusive education, Dr. Isah Usman, the Dean of the School of Basic Medical Science (SBMS), advised the participants to think of ways to integrate children with special needs in their schools. He said the children need extra care and are important contributors to national development.  Dr. Usman charged them to start the effort of making an impact gradually, to transform the existing status quo. He said schools are supposed to be changers. Every member of society must be good enough to support that desired change. Delivering his lecture on Digital Skills, the Dean School of Science and Information Technology (SSIT) Dr. A. Senthil Kumar said Digital Skills are crucial for managing schools. He said the skills do not only ease the affairs of schools in aspects of administration but also teaching and learning.  In her closing remarks Ms. Sarada Maganti, the Director of Academic Support Services (DASS), stated that the university is engaged in many community service activities and will continue to support communities. She admitted that SUN provides business mentorship opportunities and career development seminars for students and people with special needs among many others.  You can join the conversation on Facebook @SkylineUniversityNG and on Twitter @SkylineUNigeria

The management of Skyline University Nigeria (SUN) has recently conducted a team-building workshop for the employees of Cellopack Industries Limited at the SUN campus. The workshop was delivered by the Vice-Chancellor of SUN, Prof. Ajith Kumar V.V. The session was done to expose the participants to innovative knowledge, skills, and capabilities in an engaging session to enable them to network and communicate with one another so as to deliver their tasks efficiently as a team. The workshop also included games to unveil the importance of team-building. In his inaugural remarks, the Vice-Chancellor said the success of every dependable team is defined by specific qualities – Competence, Trustworthiness, Energy, People skills, Focus, and Judgement. He emphasized the significance of understanding the personalities of individuals so as to match them with the appropriate tasks and peers. While delivering the lecture, he highlighted that there are two specific sets of people found within any team in an organization which are Promotional-Focused People and Prevention–Focused People. The first set are optimists while the second is stressed by short deadlines.  He added that organizational Success is guaranteed when these two sets are carefully identified. The Managing Director of Cellopack Industries Limited Ms. Yashika Keswani thanked the management of the University on behalf of the team, for the wonderful initiative and hoped to invest the knowledge they have acquired to develop a highly competent and motivated workforce that will strengthen the overall performance of the team members. You can join the conversation on Facebook @SkylineUniversityNG and on Twitter @SkylineUNigeria 

The Teaching Effectiveness Committee (TEC) of Skyline University Nigeria (SUN) has organised an internal development workshop to empower the Faculty of the University on effective teaching pedagogies. The session was conducted to enable the faculty to share their academic strategies and implementation challenges for the 2023/2024 academic year and learn from the successes of their peers. The presentations revolved around the theme “Empowering Educators: Transforming Learning through Sharing the Knowledge of Effective Academic Strategies – Prospects and Challenges”. In his opening address, the Vice-Chancellor of SUN Prof. Ajith Kumar V. V. expressed his delight that the workshop is capable of giving attendees valuable insights on how to implement successful academic strategies, especially through peer learning and knowledge sharing. He said the event exhibited the right energy for the qualitative education provided by the institution. At the core of their activities, the Vice-Chancellor reminded the faculty to groom students by shaping their future eloquently.  He then acknowledged the fact that teaching is a noble profession and charged the faculty to be role models and sources of inspiration as they prepare the future generation. He also tasked them with the responsibility of instilling basic etiquette in their students such as time management, emotional intelligence and self-discipline among others. Delivering his presentation Dr. Isah Usman, the Dean School of Basic Medical Sciences (SMBS) who is also a member of the TEC committee, highlighted the necessity of segmenting the students’ level of understanding when delivering lectures. He explained that the quality of any effective teaching has a strong connection with motivating and inspiring students to learn.   In their various presentations, the faculty of the School of Arts Social and Management Sciences (SAMMS), the School of Basic Medical Sciences (SMBS) and the School of Science and Information Technology (SSIT), explained the various teaching pedagogies they have experimented and underlined their successes and challenges. Project-based learning and flip-teaching were among the methodologies that dominated the discussions. A total of 22 faculty members presented during the workshop.   In her closing remarks, the Dean School of Arts Social and Management Sciences (SAMMS) and the chairperson of TEC Dr. Sudha Mavuri, conveyed her satisfaction with the presentations delivered by the Faculty concerning student engagement, assessment methods, technology integration, and differentiated instruction. Dr. Mavuri added that knowledge sharing by the faculty is essential to advancing the transfer of knowledge. She said it is crucial for the faculty to experiment with at least one teaching pedagogy in an academic session.  One of the participants of the session Mr. Trimisiyu Lawal, a lecturer from the Department of Economics said he was successful in applying the flip-teaching method. He said he was inspired to do so after attending the TEC session that happened during the last academic year 2022/2023, where one of the faculty explained its significance in teaching. You can join the conversation on Facebook @SkylineUniversityNG and on Twitter @SkylineUNigeria

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has conducted a premobilization orientation for the Prospective Corps Members (PCMs)/Final year students at Skyline University Nigeria (SUN). The orientation session was held at the campus of SUN. The session was delivered by Mr. Musa T. Kafarda, the Assistant Director of Mobilization at NYSC headquarters FCT Abuja. He said some of the staff of NYSC have been tasked with the duty of delivering the pre-mobilization training for prospective corps members in selected Public and Private Universities across Nigeria including SUN. In his remark, the Vice-Chancellor of Skyline University appreciated NYSC for supporting the students. He said the information delivered will be resourceful and effectively utilized by the students to have an easy service year. Mr. Kafarda said “The briefing is to prepare the PCMs for a hitch-free service year and give them first-hand information on the activities of the NYSC. It also enables Corps Producing Institutions and their students to get clarification on issues of importance”. He explained that NYSC began in 1973 after the Nigerian Civil War which is about 54 years to date. He said the administration of former President Yakubu Gowon established it in order to inculcate discipline so as to rehabilitate and construct a unified country. He added that the pre-mobilization training sessions are important for PCMs so as to experience a hitch-free before, during and after service year. He highlighted that the NYSC experience involves physical and rigorous activities that are not applicable for some sets of candidates including pregnant mothers, people with special needs, sickness, etc. There are also criteria for exemption applied by NYSC when necessary. Mr. Kafarda then advised the PCMs/Final year students at SUN to abide by all rules set down by the NYSC so as to benefit immensely from the life-changing experience. He said the NYSC experience will acquaint corps members with opportunities for skills acquisition, self-meditation, networking, and language studies among other valuable benefits. One of the final year students of Computer Science at SUN Ms. Anisa Sagir who attended the session said, the session was really satisfying and she learnt a lot. She says now knows the requirements need and hopes to have a fruitful service year. You can join the conversation on Facebook @SkylineUniversityNG and on Twitter @SkylineUNigeria