NCUK Chief Executive Ken Gill visits Oxbridge

On the 15th of June 2015, Mr. Ken Gill, the Chief Executive of the NCUK (Northern Consortium of UK universities); the operator of our International Foundation Year programme visited the college, as part of activities marking the tenth year anniversary of the NCUK partnership with Oxbridge Tutorial College. He was accompanied by another executive of the consortium, Mrs. Georgina Jones. The team, received by the Managing Director of the college, Dr. (Mrs) C. O. Ogunsanya, was subsequently taken round the college. In the meetings with various bodies in the college, the team spoke on the future plans of the NCUK, while also commending the giant strides of the college in effectively running the programme. The students on the programme equally had a unique opportunity to interact with the team in a Question and Answer  session. THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION YEAR ,RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NCUK HAS 3 UNIQUE ADVANTAGES FOR EVERY STUDENT: STUDENTS, UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, ARE GUARANTEED ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT TO TOP UK UNIVERSITIES. STUDENTS HAVE AN ARRAY OF over 3,000 COURSES TO CHOOSE FROM. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE 17 TOP UK UNIVERSITIES TO CHOOSE FROM WITH AN EXTENDED 23 UNIVERSITIES OUTSIDE THE CORE 17 WHICH CAN NOW ALSO BE APPLIED...

Celebrating the duo of Demola Odunuyi and Folawe Omikunle

It was another exciting time for the college on the 10th of June 2015 when the members of staff gathered to celebrate one of their own, Mr. Demola Odunuyi, who turned 5o during the week. The event, which was graced by the Managing Director of the college, Dr.(Mrs.) Ogunsanya, was also used to celebrate a family member of the college, Miss. Folawe Omikunle (the Executive Secretary of APEN), who was marking her birthday and moving on to ‘greater things’. It was an occasion marked by prayers offered in appreciation of God’s goodness and many goodwill messages for the celebrants. Kudos to the Human Resources Manager for a well-organized event. WE WISH THE CELEBRANTS MORE YEARS OF ALL ROUND PROSPERITY AND GOD’S PROTECTION....

Pamela Inegbedion rings the closing bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange

After a recent visit to the Nigerian Stock Exchange we left such an impression that we were invited back for something very special. Not something that gets to happen very often, our very own Pamela Inegbedion had the privilege of ringing the closing bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange recently. Usually very reserved, Pamela had the opportunity to shine 🙂...

Oxbridge Dream Team 2 Wallops Global College

The college soccer team fondly called, Dream Team 2, lived up to its intimidating soccer reputation by thrashing the Global College, Ikoyi, Lagos Soccer Team by two goals to nothing on the 14th of May, 2015. The match which was played on the soccer pitch of the Italian School, Ikoyi drew a sizable number of spectators, who came to witness what was expected to be an epic battle between two great teams. Though with few practices under its belt, the Oxbridge team which drew inspiration from its Technical Adviser, Ayo Oyenekan, who tactically organised the boys with his timely changes as the game commenced, played with all determination. It was no goal to both teams in the first half, but the story changed in the second half when the highly enterprising Abdumalik headed home a goal from a cross by Anene Samuel. This infuriated the opposing team, who put up more spirited effort to equalise, but they got another shocker with a stinker of a long-range shot from Mikky Okilo, which caught the Global goalkeeper napping. With more strategic and tactical changes, Oxbridge team ensured all intrusive shots were effectively repelled. This continued until the referee blew the whistle to bring the match to an end. Kudos to the Oxbridge team that played as if their lives depended on the match. Team: Francis Elechi,Stephan Oliseh,Udochi James,Anene Samuel,Fuad Adegbule,Malik Olamide,Uzor Nlemgbo,Ayo Folorunsho,Timilehin Bello,Njoku Sonto,Akwa James,Seun Akinkunmi,Miki Okilo,Dami Ladipo,Agba Jackson,Gbadebo Giwa,Tola Olasoji,Fadil Gbajumo,Yusuf Yusuf,Enobina Vincent.Technical Adviser-Ayo Oyenekan /Team Manager-Kunle...

Oxbridge Dreams

Leading sixth form college Oxbridge Tutorial College (OTC) in Lagos has signed a partnership agreement with London-based educational advice service Insight Education to raise aspirations among its pupils to apply to Oxford and Cambridge (“Oxbridge” means both in the UK), and other top UK universities. While access to general UK universities is fairly well established in Nigeria, there is much less provision for access to the Russell Group (the top association of 24 prestigious British public research universities) and particularly Oxford and Cambridge. In 2014 only 2 from 132 Nigerian applicants were accepted to study at Oxford and none have been recorded for Cambridge since 2013. OTC will change that through running Insight Education’s OMS in-house and running its first Oxbridge Summer School this summer (3-8 August). OTC aims to be THE centre of excellence in raising the aspirations of Nigerian students and develop the country’s leaders of the future. The Oxbridge Mentoring Scheme (OMS) is the brainchild of Oxford-educated Joyce Connell, Director of Insight Education.  She has built a track-record of helping students secure places at Oxford and Cambridge universities from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and those without a family history of studying there. Director Joyce Connell says that “At its heart, our approach is simple. Our OMS tutors stretch students beyond the school curriculum, nurture informed opinions, hone essay writing technique, and teach critical thinking and creative problem-solving. We’re looking forward to piloting our approach through Oxbridge Tutoring...