RSU Matriculates 7,840 Fresh Students For 2020 Academic Session

A total of 7,840 fresh students have been offered admission into the Rivers State University (RSU) to study various courses and disciplines for the 2019/2020 academic session.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Opuenebo Owei, disclosed this while addressing the students during the 38th matriculation ceremony of the institution at the Convocation Arena, yesterday
Owei while giving the breakdown of the admitted students, said that Faculty of Sciences has the highest students admitted with 1,525; Engineering 1,489; Management Sciences 1, 288, Education 759; Law 565; Social Sciences 691; Humanities 701; Agriculture 315; while Basic Medical Sciences had 315 students.
The acting vice chancellor stated that matriculation was a ceremony to formally welcome and induct students newly admitted as bona-fide members of the university community, adding that this year’s matriculation was unique due to the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the university to admit students into MBBS and B.NSc programmes.
According to her, matriculation changes the status of students, who hitherto were applicants to the undergraduate degree programmes of the prestigious institution, and urged the admitted students to count themselves lucky for being the most privileged few that were able to meet the respective faculty and departmental requirements for admission.
“The Rivers State University is a citadel of learning and our motto is ‘Excellence and Creativity’. The two go together; part of the vision of the university is to produce graduates that can compete with graduates from other universities within the country and in any part of the world.
“The university is poised to achieve this vision and has many outstanding achievements by staff and students to show resolve”, she stated.
Owei averred that efforts were being made to provide conducive learning environment for students, and urged them to shun any anti-social activities such as cultism, examination malpractices, among others, as the institution, she said, has zero tolerance for such activities.
“The university has also made provision for relaxation; sports and religious activities, there are enough legitimate and decent activities that a student in the university can participate in.
“You should avail yourselves of such activities and refuse to be dragged or manipulated into joining clandestine, nocturnal groups, start now to take your studies seriously, and avoid excessive use of social media”, she added.
The acting VC used the opportunity to express the university’s gratitude to the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, for his support and commitment to the growth of the institution through robust financial support, even as she commended the host communities for their cordial relationship and cooperation to the university.