UNILAG Deepens Strategic Partnership, Hosts University of Bayreuth Delegation
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Thursday, October 16, 2025, welcomed a high-level delegation from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. The visit came on the heels of a landmark development as the Africa Multiple Research Centre (formerly known as Lagos African Cluster Centre: LACC), Institute of African… (IADS), UNILAG transitioned into another phase, backed by a recent seven-year grant extension from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The delegation was led to the Vice Chancellor’s Office […]
UNILAG, Hunan University Commit to Collaborative Plans
The Chinese Unit of the Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China, have agreed to launch programmes and projects which would facilitate exchange opportunities, knowledge growth and capacity building for students and members of faculty. During a physical meeting of representatives of UNILAG and Hunan University, China on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts, UNILAG, […]
UNILAG Philosophy Conference Charts Path Beyond Colonial Knowledge, as Afolayan Calls for Epistemic Liberation in Africa
In a compelling keynote address that set the tone for a landmark intellectual gathering, Professor Adeshina Afolayan of the University of Ibadan challenged African scholars and institutions to confront the persistent shadows of colonial knowledge systems and reclaim the continent’s intellectual agency. Speaking on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the international philosophy conference hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Afolayan described Africa’s postcolonial intellectual landscape as “a disturbing sight,” where universities continue to […]
Inaugural Lecture: UNILAG Don Advocates Implementation of Nigeria’s Foreign Language Acquisition Policies
A Professor of French in the University of Lagos, Professor Akanbi Mudashir Ilupeju has charged the Federal Government to embark on a detailed implementation of all past and present policies relating to foreign language acquisition in Nigeria. The charge formed part of his recommendations while delivering the fifteenth (15th) Inaugural Lecture in the 2024/2025 Academic Session of the University, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The lecture titled “JE N’EN AI PAS BESOIN: HELP ME WITH […]
UNILAG VC Charges Intellectuals to be Problem Solvers
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, has charged academics and researchers to fully embrace their roles as solvers of real time challenges, beyond being knowledge creators and incubators. She gave the charge while flagging off the 2025 Inter-University Conference for Doctoral Studies (IUCDS) on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. With the theme: Inter-University Conference for Doctoral Students on Interdisciplinary Research,the conferenceis the brainchild of the School of Postgraduate Studies in collaboration […]
