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Skyline University Nigeria has received another approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run School of Law undergraduate Programmemes (LL.B. Law), B.Sc. Cybersecurity and B.Sc. Data Science to be at degree level and full-time. According to a letter sent to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Ajith Kumar V.V, by the NUC, the approval was sequel to the successful resource verification carried out by a panel of experts comprising eminent professors sent to the University’s School of Law, Cybersecurity and Data Science Programmeme. The approval reads in part, “I am directed to inform the Vice-Chancellor that the Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the following undergraduate Programmemes, to be run in the main Campus of the University with effect from 2022/2023 academic session”. By this approval, Skyline University Nigeria is enjoined to commence the smooth take-off of the undergraduate Programmemes, another achievement in the endorsement of its academic Programmemes as the regulatory body for university education in Nigeria. With this approval, the University has opened its doors to receive applications from prospective candidates. The approval received will enhance the academic capacity of Skyline University Nigeria, and give impetus to the University’s quest to become a leading international research University. Congratulations to Skyline University Nigeria!

We learn a lot about career growth and how much of that depends on the desire to be responsible. Taking responsibility is not for the business industry or university service personnel but for everyone who understands that responsibility is crucial for success. It helps you work through your mistakes without being weighed down by regret, guilt, or shame. Taking responsibility is also considered the highest mark of leadership building. Being responsible, gives you a sense of accountability for whom you lead, what you’re in charge of or what you want to become. For example, a Customer Care responsibility may look like this: ‘Being responsible for making the customer happy or managing their emotions while they are in my care or having the consciousness that anything I do today will define the customer’s experience’. Take for instance a university admission officer, responsible for the admissions of students, attending to the students in his care and ensuring everyone is satisfied with their university’s application. What about the attendants in the business industries? Imagine if they have this knowledge practised on a daily basis, it becomes a culture and we will bother little about the long queue in the end. Taking responsibility for your own learning makes it easier to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Once these have been identified you can work on a learning plan that focuses on the areas that you need the most help with, increasing the speed of your learning, and building the skills you have been trying to perfect.

Staying motivated is an art that few people have come to master. For most, it almost seems for a moment as it comes and goes. Has your motivation gone down recently? have you been feeling reluctant to go on trying, whether it’s studying, working, or maybe exercising? Irrespective of how demanding your goals are, here is how you can stay focused. Imagine It Each time you feel discouraged about not able to meet your goals, try to stay motivated through visualization. If you can learn to imagine it, you can achieve it. So, in such cases, you can close your eyes and see yourself graduating from the University in the time assigned as per your completion schedule. You can imagine your names being called among the graduates and seeing yourself walk down the convocation arena a victor. Plan your day as per your schedule Many times, students may decide to study but their strengths may decide to do differently. It’s important to be the master of your time and plan your day as per your schedule and not by your strengths. Give studies your priority in terms of timing and whatever time was left, can be allocated to other extra-curricular activities, such as the students club, and volunteering activities, among other campus Programmemes. Let your vision be the one thing that kept you going The one thing that should keep you going should be your vision and your goals, what you aimed to achieve within the next four years of your study period at the University. When you get up in the middle of the night to study, say to yourself, that you are making this sacrifice for the greater good. Needless to say, this move has guided many people to manage their studies well. Though some people may submit their assignments at the last minute, what should matter is that they can meet all submission deadlines.

Holiday goals are not designed to overwhelm students. It’s not for too much fun either. Instead, it’s to develop a realistic, meaningful, productive and fun-filled holiday. Now that the break is almost over. If you are thinking to your selves, what I’m I going to do with the free time left? Here are five-holiday goals for career development. Reflect on the past semester and set goals for the incoming To set a proper goal for the incoming semester, it’s good to reflect on the past semester. It will be helpful if students can answer the questions; what did I do well? what did I not do well? and what will I do differently in the coming semester? This can be followed up with the goals for the coming semester. Become a Volunteer and Learn New Skills The school holidays are a good time to give back to the community. Find a nitch you care about, and start thinking of ways to support that cause. Volunteering can be a helpful initiative as you will be exposed to certain skill sets that you didn’t have prior. As the saying goes, “Take a job for what you will learn, not for what you will earn“ You could learn skills like… Public speaking Administration Leadership Listening Positive thinking Achieve an athletic goal. Take the rest of the holiday a step further and work toward a specific athletic goal. Here are some examples: Do 20 pull-ups in 40 seconds Do 40 push-ups in 1 minute Do 60 sit-ups in 2 minute Run a mile in under 10 minutes Join a nearby gym Think about possible career options & Read articles about Students’ Career It’s never too early to start thinking about your future career. Read these articles on students and career development Take the initiative to do something different Skills that will boost your potential Why it’s important to build students’ portfolios earlier in the undergraduate journey Check-ins from holiday to semester Dear future alumni Career advising 101 – how to uncover your career passion Introduction to students networking-career building tools for graduate success

Students were once asked what their biggest reasons were for joining the University. They didn’t say “scaling the medical industry”, “Becoming good enough to be hired in an IT company” or “integrating their dreams with their parents’ desires”. They anonymously said they were in the University to gain knowledge. Their submission was that the University had a culture of helping students develop and apply knowledge to benefit others or serve the public good. While it’s true that the University Culture is built on a knowledge-based approach, students must be aware that it is in taking responsibility and actively participating in the teaching process that will help them produce not only quality works sufficient to earn an ‘A, B or C, but that will set a place for them in the workplace. The goal of joining the university is achieved when students participate in active learning that will in turn boost their overall skills and professional development. The University journey is more than just studying. There are many more available opportunities. General benefits of taking University admission, include, having the chance to pursue your career goals; It aligned with your career path; You are ready to learn independently and in a group; You are ready to learn new skills; Extending yourself professionally and personally; Being ready to change your lifestyle and have the chance to learn things that you never learnt to do. Each student’s ability to learn and gain the best reward from his/her experience in the undergraduate journey depends upon an environment which is conducive to learning and activities which are consistent with the objectives of an academic institution. If you are thinking about applying to one of the Universities that fits these criteria, and haven’t made an application, you can visit our website @ www.sun.edu.ng and we will make your application process a seamless transition.