Tuesday, 16 September 2014

LAUTECH wins Google 2014 Online Marketing contest

Vice-Chancellor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Prof. Adeniyi GbadegesinOgbomoso has commended the Institution’s founding fathers for bequeathing to it, worthy legacy
Gbadegesin said this Ogbomoso while receiving a team of LAUTECH undergraduates, who won the 2014 Google Online Marketing Challenge Contest for the Middle East and Africa,
He said that the curriculum which makes it mandatory for all intakes to register and offer same courses at the 100 level has continued to put us ahead of our peers.

It was revealed that the representative was led by the Acting Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at LAUTECH, Dr Tayo Arulogun.

According to the statement titled ``2014 Google On-line Marketing Challenge results’’ the team worked with Automedics limited, an auto-mobile maintenance workshop offering free advisory care tips.

Among the members of the team are Adedoyin Jelili with matriculation no 084447, Olayanju  Abiodun (082509)and Adeosun Oluwole (100431) all of mechanical engineering department.

Others are Adesina Jamiu (103967) and Akadiri Olawole (104653) both of the Urban and Regional Planning Department with Salami Ismaila (082988) of the department of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Gbadegesin said that most of the ICT related awards coming the way of the university had been won most times by students whose courses of studies had nothing to do with ICT.

 He urged students of the institution to keep on being good ambassadors of their Alma mater, it was expected that the team would soon leave for Dublin anytime from now to see the workings at the Google office.


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