Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State, has been named the top West African university in the 2025 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Research Ranking.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, announced the achievement in a statement on Friday in Ota, highlighting that the recognition reinforces the university’s distinguished status as a leading institution in its field.
“The university emerged as first in Nigeria and West Africa, third in Africa, and 73rd globally by the recent ranking of Times Higher Education,” Adebayo said.’
He explained that 749 universities from 92 countries, out of 1023 entries received, were ranked.
“In Nigeria, 19 out of 27 universities made submissions and were ranked. Landmark University was ranked second with a global ranking of 251 to 300.
“This is indeed a validation of our visionary base as a university, as it is the hand of God at work in Covenant University,” the vice-chancellor said.
Adebayo then lauded the quality of leadership and unending support of the institution’s Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Regents, Dr David Oyedepo.
“This has brought huge transformation to the university.”
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He attributed the achievements recorded by the institution in the past years “not to power or might, but by the faithfulness of God over the institution.”
The vice-chancellor highlighted that Covenant University is an institution entrusted with a unique mission to cultivate a new generation of leaders across all facets of human endeavor.’
He explained that this was responsible for the remarkable events unfolding at the University within such a short period.
It’s worth noting that “Inter-disciplinary Science” involves combining knowledge, traditions, and methods from various scientific fields.
“It can involve multiple academics who collaborate with one another across different disciplines.
“In addition, it may also be a single academic, approaching a scientific question across multiple disciplines,” Adebayo said.
He explained that the Inter-disciplinary Science Research (ISR) is a measure of the university’s contributions towards inter-disciplinary science.
The vice-chancellor noted that ISR methodology consists of three pillars, each representing a stage in the life cycle of research projects: inputs, process and outputs.
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