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Why UNN Is The Most Innovative University In Nigeria

Technology and innovation are major drivers of development. Therefore, many systems including organizations, governments, institutions, and schools are always looking to leverage on these two. In the Nigerian educational ecosystem, however, only a few of the institutions can completely pull this off. Thanks partly to the meagre attention paid to education in the country.


As a result, when universities are recognized for their endeavours in innovation, we become interested in the metrics; why they deserve the award? Recently, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka won the award for the Most Innovative Federal University in the country at the Nigeria Technology Awards. We are particularly glad that higher institutions are being recognized for their efforts in innovation. But the big question is what the university has done right when it comes to technology and innovation?

A little research has shown us that the University has been especially seamless in giving transcripts to its students, leveraging the use of technology so that they can access their transcripts without having to be physically present in the school. Those who have been in this situation where there is an urgent need for academic transcripts know that this is life made easier (hello…graduates in diaspora).


With the support of leading identity management solutions provider, Seamfix Nigeria Limited, the university has been able to create a platform called iTranscript, where graduates from the university can make requests for the transcripts from wherever they are in the world and get it on the go.

One of the roles of innovation is to make processes easier for everyone. In this regard, the University of Nigeria has done a good job leveraging on it to make life easier for its alumni. This is therefore something that universities should key into. And why not? We have companies like Seamfix Nigeria Limited who are part of new generation companies that create solutions that make life easier for organizations, institutions, and everyone else. We can therefore be glad that the Nigerian Technology Awards recognize the efforts of the university and in our opinion, this recognition is truly deserved.



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