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The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has been ranked first in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2) Zero Hunger Impact Ranking for the year 2024 in Nigeria, by the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking.
This was announced by the Resource Person/Chairman FUNAAB Committee on SDGs, Prof. Adeniyi Olayanju, during a presentation on the Sustainability Strategy Framework at the Review Meeting of FUNAAB-SDGs’ clusters with the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde.
In his presentation, Prof. Olayanju disclosed that of the 2,152 universities evaluated from 125 countries/regions, 27 finalists emerged from Nigeria, of which the overall impact ranking for 2024 was produced and FUNAAB came third.
Disclosing the mode of scoring, Prof. Olayanju, a former Vice-Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, said evidence questions and numeric questions alongside traditional questions based on numeric data and qualitative data were used.
He added that the scoring was based on three elements – Declaration: (university declares it does something); Evaluation: (assessors evaluate supplied evidence) and Publication: (additional evidence for public evidence).
Speaking on sustainability strategy for the ranking, Prof. Olayanju advocated for a prompt visibility drive on the FUNAAB website and other social media handles, stressing the advantages of linking individual FUNAAB webinars and inaugural lectures to the United Nations’ SDGs and individual SDGs.
The programme, organised by the Directorate of Research, Innovations and Partnerships (DRIP) also highlighted the various sustainability strategies to be adopted by the University and its SDGs team going forward to align with its vision of a world-class status.
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