Mind Education: Ajayi Crowther University Sign MoU With South Korea Educators
By: Nwanma Ogidi
When the management of Ajayi Crowther University, (ACU), Oyo decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a team of foreign educators which commenced teaching students Mind Education in the University.
At a gathering in the school auditorium where the South Korean team addressed a large audience of students, the VC highlighted that the program will be implemented from 100 level to 400 levels.
The VC said that the teaching methodology will encompass module unit approach, blended and hybrid learning, as well as virtual and physical components, among other innovative methods.
“The course was broken down into three modules which cover an entire semester”.
“At the end of the course, we expect positive change, accountability for decisions and actions, becoming what God want, becoming good citizens in a competitive world and promotion of excellence in academics and moral”, he said.
Meanwhile, in his response, Pastor Jun Kyong Lee, the leader of the South Korean educator team, highlighted to the students the significance of ‘Mind Education’, he stated that a shift in mindset can lead to a transformed environment and a stronger nation.
During the visit to Ajayi Crowther University campus, the leader, Kyong Lee the International Youth Fellowship team, which includes Pastor Juhan Jeony, Lee Kyeon and Pastor Ndobueze Robert as members, lamented what it described as rampaging social vices, including drug addiction and abuses, among the youths across the globe.
The team also regretted that many lives were being wasted on a regular basis on account of social vices, particularly through drug addiction.
Kyong cited an example of a rich man in Cameroon, whose son became a drug addict, causing nightmares for the parents until IYF stepped in and worked on the mindset of the son, thus, restoring peace.
He further explained that International Youth Fellowship had trained over 40 youths in Cameroon, hinted that the fellowship had signed an agreement with the Federal Ministry of Youth in Nigeria about its redemptive mission.
He said, “We teach morals through Mind Education. We have observed that most of the youths across the globe suffer from low education on the danger of drug abuse and other social vices. We, therefore, decided to step in and close the gap through our programme.”
He further stated that with adequate education, most of the social vices affecting the youth will be resolved while insisting that “our mission is to change the negative mindset of the youth.”
The South Korea-based education experts, known as the International Youth Fellowship (IYF), were on the ACU campus in 2023, to perfect the MoU with the management of Ajayi Crowther University. The team pointed out that ‘Mind Education’ is the best way to minimize social vices among the youth.
He urged the Vice-Chancellor to support their team in disseminating this knowledge across Nigeria, saying that his interactions with the VC had instilled confidence in him that it is feasible to combat social vices among Nigerian youth through education.
The visit followed the attendance of Ajayi Crowther University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Timothy Adebayo, at the 9th edition of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Education Forum in South Korea.
The International Youth Fellowship Education Forum is a platform for university vice-chancellors and education experts from around the world to come together to learn about the new world of education and share ideas.
While welcoming the missionaries, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Adebayo spoke about the history of Ajayi Crowther University right from when Ajayi Crowther was kidnapped in Isokun.
Prof Adebayo, who applauded the initiative of teaching Mind Education at the University, stated that Ajayi Crowther University, with 11 faculties and 39 academic programmes, is a progressive university that is open to the developmental initiatives.
The VC, who later conducted the guests round the places of interest around the campus, including the burial site of the first missionaries, the Water Factory, and Crowther Hall, promised that his administration would do everything possible to ensure the success of the MOU.
The Dean of Post Graduate School and Chairman of all Deans, Prof Joel Olatunde Ayodabo, Prof. Ronke Ogunmakin of the Faculty of Education, and the Deputy Registrar, Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Mr. Olusegun Ojo among others who were present at the occasion.
A faith-based University, founded on the Protestant ethics of hardwork, justice, truth and honour and these virtues are being reflected in the teaching culture of the University.
Ajayi Crowther Universit’s vision is to be a top-class institution in the pursuit of knowledge and scholarship through teaching, learning, research and exemplary service to humanity.
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