This 52nd convocation ceremony was yet another happy milestone in the development of UNN whose purpose was for the conferment of the first degrees and diplomas of UNN on the graduands of the 2021/2022 graduation Class.
The Vice-Chancellor of UNN, Prof. Charles Arizechukwu Igwe, who made these known, also congratulated the graduands who earned the degrees and diplomas of UNN at the convocation yesterday, 11 May 2024 at Margaret Ekpo Convocation Arena.
He, further felicitated with the members of the graduands’ families, who share in their joy for their achievements, especially the parents who bore the burden of sustaining them when they were in UNN.
Prof. Igwe also took advantage of the convocation to appreciate and celebrate the staff, including the teaching and non-teaching staff who continued to go the extra mile to ensure the successful completion of another academic cycle.
Their job included ensuring that the graduands were equipped with the knowledge and skills, including entrepreneurial and digital skills which they needed to compete and succeed in the rapidly changing world of today.
The breakdown of the bachelors degree according to Prof. Igwe showed that the total of 12,526 first degree graduates of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka(UNN ) convoced at the Institution’s 52nd Convocation ceremony, which represented an increase of 1,834 graduands compared to the graduation figures at the 51st convocation.
Further breakdown of out of the number, 252 graduands earned the First Class (Honours) degrees, while 4,834 graduands were confe rred with the Second Class Honours(Upper Division) degree of UNN.
The Second Class Honours (Lower Division) degrees of UNN were awarded to 5,883 graduands while 747 graduands earned the Third Class degree.
Similarly, according to the Vice-Chancellor, 25 persons earned a pass degree of UNN.
“As you know, the unclasified degrees, 746 in number, were awarded to graduates of such courses as medicine, pharmacy and Veterinary medicine, which are not usually classified into first, Second or third class”.
