Obefemi Awolowo University Appoints New Vice-Chancellor

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife (OAU) has appointed Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami as the new Vice-chancellor of the institution. The Governing Council at its Special meeting held on June 6, 2016, considered the report of the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board for the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor for the University.

Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami now becomes the eleventh Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife and has been appointed for a term of five years with effect from June 24, 2015.

Professor Ayobami Salami, who is 52 years old, hails from Ibadan, specifically from Akinyele Local Government Area in Oyo Central Senatorial District, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Schools Attended by the New OAU VC – Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami

He attended the following higher educational institutions:

• University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife –  1982 – 1986
• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife   1987 – 1989
• African Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys –  1989 – 1990
• Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife –   1992 – 1996

He possesses the following qualifications:

• Sc (Geography) 1986
• Sc (Land Use and Natural Resources Management) 1989
• PGD (Remote Sensing Applications/GIS) 1990
• D (Space Applications and Land Use/Natural Resources Management) 1996

You can find more about him and details abut his academic achievements here.

We wish him the very best as he prepares to steer the wheel of activities in the University.