UNILAG Int’l Week 2026: Experts Call for Curriculum Reform, Stronger Industry Partnerships
Experts in higher education have called on African universities to rethink teaching methods, reform curricula, strengthen university–industry partnerships and integrate emerging technologies responsibly to prepare graduates for a rapidly changing world of work. The call was made at the opening of the 2026 International Week of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), held on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the J.F. Ade. Ajayi (Main) Auditorium, UNILAG, Akoka. The event, themed “Re-Imagining Pedagogy and Teaching for Higher […]
UNILAG-AFRETEC Network Inspires Girls To Turn Green Ideas Into AI-Power Solutions
For a group of female senior secondary school students gathered at the University of Lagos on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the classroom looked a little different. Instead of listening to lectures, the students were introduced to renewable energy, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and innovation. They were also encouraged to imagine themselves as the women who could one day develop solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges. This was the idea behind ECO-STEM Trailblazers 3.0 Summer […]
When Inclusion Became Innovation: Team Omega Triumphs at AFRETEC-UNILAG Challenge 3.0
Inclusion was not merely a theme at the 2026 AFRETEC-UNILAG Inclusive Education Innovation Challenge Grand Finale. It was brought to life. Perhaps nowhere was this more powerfully demonstrated than in the story of Team Omega of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), which emerged as the overall winner of the competition with 71 points after a four-month intensive innovation journey. At the heart of the winning team was a woman living with disability, Miss Oluwakemi Aladesanmi, […]
UNILAG Sends Off Pioneer Greenstem Scholar, Celebrates African Research collaboration
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), through its Office of Global Engagement and Strategic Partnerships (OGESP), on Monday, August 24, 2026, hosted a send-off ceremony to mark the completion of the six-month GreenSTEM Intra-Africa Horizontal Mobility Programme by Mr. Senakpon Tcheton of the Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Held at the OGESP Board Room, the ceremony brought together GreenSTEM scholars, supervisors, and staff, alongside participants who joined virtually from Nigeria and abroad. […]
Afretec Seed Grants for Inclusive Innovation: Call for Proposals
Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa), in collaboration with the African Engineering and Technology Network (Afretec), is inviting bold, collaborative research proposals. This is an opportunity to secure seed funding to build research capacity in engineering and technology while driving inclusive digital transformation across the African continent. Grant Details• Award Grant: Up to $30,000 USD per project• Duration: 12 months, starting Monday, February 1, 2027• Scale: Approximately 8 grants available Who should apply?• Teams led by […]
