As a response to the increasing demand for qualified graduates who possess academic excellence and internationally recognized professional certifications, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital Schools, Hillside University of Science and Technology, Aletheia University, and Ahman Pategi University have entered high-level collaboration to train students in 21st-century-oriented skills.

The training will arm the students with lucrative international certification-based ICT and project skills that can solve the pervasive graduate unemployment problem,

MD/CEO of New Horizon, Mr. Tim Akano, who witnessed the partnership expressed happiness that four universities had taken a bold step toward making their institutions relevant in the 21st century by embracing the rapid advancements in emerging technologies such as AI, robotics, and machine learning.

He stated that New Horizons would leverage its 43 years of international experience as a U.S-based organization with 370 centers in 71 countries and 20 years of operations in Nigeria, to ensure that undergraduates are equipped with internationally recognized IT, e-business, and project development skills.

The stakeholders emphasized that the initiative was designed to enhance post-graduation employability and entrepreneurial opportunities for graduates, positioning them to compete on an international level with their counterparts from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world.

Professor Iheayinchukwu Okoro, the Vice-Chancellor of Hillside University of Science and Technology, Oke-Imesi, Ekiti State, led other principal officers of the institution to sign the commencement of the program with New Horizons

Similarly, at an event hosted by Professor Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of LUTH, where a strategic partnership was established, the principal officers, led by the CMD, expressed excitement over the achievement, stating that the collaboration would enhance the institution’s training programs with ICT, aligning them with global medical developments.

For the partnership at Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, the principal officers, led by Professor Amos Adeyinka, stated that the collaboration would increase the value of students both before and after graduation by providing entrepreneurial empowerment and preparing the institution for global competition.

Also, Ahman Pategi University in Kwara State expressed happiness that it began the new year with a partnership with New Horizons. The collaboration aims to empower students and staff, positioning them ahead of their counterparts in other universities without similar training. By acquiring international skills and certifications, graduates from Ahman Pategi University will become highly employable and gain access to numerous opportunities.