No extension of Oct 10 deadline for admission, UI tells open, distance learning candidates

By Adeola Badru

The University of Ibadan (UI) has said determination volition beryllium nary hold to the admittance deadline for candidates seeking introduction into its Open, Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) undergraduate programmes.

The assemblage stated that the peculiar admittance model volition adjacent by midnight connected Friday, October 10 2025, and urged applicants to implicit each requirements earlier the date.

In a connection signed by the Director of the Distance Learning Centre (DLC), Professor Babatunde Omobowale, connected Tuesday, the instauration explained that the ODeL strategy was designed to marque higher acquisition much flexible and accessible to a wider scope of learners.

Professor Omobowale said the inaugural offered opportunities to qualified candidates incapable to unafraid placement done accepted assemblage admissions, and besides accommodates those who request survey options that tin beryllium combined with enactment oregon different commitments.

He disclosed that matriculation for the caller acceptable of ODeL students has been scheduled for Saturday, October 30, 2025, astatine the University of Ibadan International Conference Centre.

According to him, the ceremonial formally admits caller students into the university’s world community.

The event, helium added, volition see a peculiar league wherever 3 First-Class graduates from the inaugural ODeL cohort are expected to stock their experiences.

They are Mr. Olalekan Akolade Abass, who studied Computer Science; Mr Akindubi Jelili Babatunde, who graduated successful Psychology; and Mr Okoye Mark, who earned a grade successful Political Science.

The assemblage said the ODeL programmes are unfastened to applicants with 5 applicable O’Level credits successful 1 sitting oregon six credits successful 2 sittings.

Available programmes nether the strategy span disciplines successful the sciences, societal sciences, and humanities, including Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Philosophy and Public Affairs, Communication and Language Arts, English, Social Work, Educational Management, Guidance and Counselling, and Library and Information Studies.

The university, however, reminded each applicants to implicit their registration done the authoritative portal astatine https://modeofstudy.ui.edu.ng earlier the last deadline of midnight connected Friday, October 10, 2025.

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