The University of Ibadan (UI) will hold a joint matriculation ceremony for its students and those of its Distance Learning Centre (UIDLC).
This is the first time the Premier University will be combining regular and distance learning programme students together for matriculation.
According to reports, about 5,742 will matriculate, of whom 3,600 are regular students with the remaining 2,142 registered for distance learning.
The new students were admitted for the 2018/2019 session of the university.
The director of the UIDLC, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu, told reporters in Ibadan, yesterday, that the distance learning candidates have already paid their acceptance fees and more could join them before the matriculation ceremony.
He also said, that graduates of the DLC have been approved to participate in the one year compulsory national service conducted by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC).
The matriculation wi hold next week at the International Conference Centre of the university.
