The governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has named Professor Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the first Acting Vice-Chancellor of the newly founded Kwara State University of Education, located in the state capital of Ilorin.
Prior to being appointed, Salman, a professor of mathematics education, was until the appointment the coordinator of the University of Ilorin’s Educational Technology Centre and lecturer at the Department of Science Education.
She earned her Bachelor of Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1985; a master’s degree in mathematics education at the University of Ilorin in 1990; and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Ilorin in 1998.
She is the first female professor from Ilorin Emirate.
“Her research interests are Mathematics Education, gender issues in mathematics and science education, and innovation in mathematics education in the developing world”, a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, released to the press on Tuesday.
“The appointment is with immediate effect”, the statement said.
Remember that the University of Education, Ilorin was founded by the state government in May of this year.
