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Ekiti State University (EKSU) has unveiled a major digital transformation initiative, “Digi-Teach”, as part of a broader strategy to reposition the institution for technology-driven learning and global academic competitiveness.
The programme, launched by EKSU Vice-Chancellor, Tunji Olowolafe, is designed to ensure that all 650 lecturers in the university attain full digital proficiency, marking one of the most ambitious faculty-wide digital capacity projects in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector.
The initiative was announced during the university’s 30th convocation ceremony, where the vice-chancellor outlined a series of reforms aimed at deepening innovation, digital adoption, and industry relevance across the institution.
Digi-Teach targets 100% digital proficiency among lecturers
Speaking at the ceremony, Olowolafe described Digi-Teach as a strategic response to the growing demands of modern education, noting that universities must first become digitally fluent before they can prepare students for the evolving global economy.
According to him, the programme is structured to equip every academic staff member, irrespective of rank, department, or current skill level, with the digital competencies required for today’s teaching environment.
“We believe that a university that prepares students for the digital economy must itself be fluent in the digital world,” he said.
“You cannot teach what you do not know. You cannot give what you do not have. You cannot inspire a student to embrace the future if you are still uncertain about it.”
He added that no lecturer would be excluded from the initiative, stressing that the university’s digital transition must be inclusive and institution-wide.
Expansion of existing academic investment
The vice-chancellor noted that Digi-Teach builds on earlier interventions already funded by the university, including sponsorship support for 37 lecturers to attend international academic conferences since 2024.
He described the new programme as a more expansive leap, moving beyond exposure to global knowledge exchange into practical institutional transformation.
The project is expected to strengthen classroom delivery, improve faculty adaptability to emerging learning technologies, and align EKSU more closely with international teaching standards.
EKSU Trading Room evolves into accredited diploma programme
Beyond Digi-Teach, EKSU also highlighted the rapid growth of its Financial Market Trading Programme, which evolved from the university’s Trading Room project into a fully accredited diploma certificate course approved by the university senate.
The facility, initiated in partnership with Michael Oke from the Faculty of Management Science, was designed to replicate a live financial trading floor.
The trading room is equipped with computers, high-speed internet, sound systems, and professional trading vests to simulate real market conditions.
According to Olowolafe, the programme currently has 25 registered members and operates in collaboration with the CFA Institute Nigeria and its Cavidex platform, enabling students to gain hands-on exposure to financial instruments and market simulations.
EKSU secures Springpod accreditation in Africa first
In another milestone, the vice-chancellor disclosed that EKSU has become the first African university accredited on Springpod, a London-based career readiness platform.
The partnership gives EKSU students and graduates free access to virtual work experience programmes with multinational firms including Amazon, Barclays, Deloitte, and Rolls-Royce.
The development is expected to expand employability pathways for graduates while strengthening EKSU’s ambition to produce digitally skilled, globally competitive talent prepared for the international workforce.
The convocation ceremony reinforced the university’s long-term vision of combining academic excellence with innovation, digital fluency, and industry relevance in a rapidly changing education landscape.
