Diamond Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) with technology giant, Samsung Electronics and Softcom
Limited to provide a $100 million special Technology Intervention Fund.
The fund, which aims at increasing technology adoption among
universities in Nigeria, targets the educational sector.
This development is on the heels of the maiden edition of the Future Ready
University Conference which will be hosted by Covenant University on the 10th
and 11th of June.
The Future Ready University Conference
is an annual technology for education event focused on showcasing to executives
from 50 selected universities, a technology journey towards creating and
managing a future ready university.
It seeks to replicate the mobile learning program, already
operational in Covenant University,
to 40 Nigerian universities by giving them easy access to procuring the
solution with fast-track bulk financing from Diamond Bank.
The mobile learning programme is a revolutionary portable mobile device bundled
with Edu Social apps that allows students access to course materials, lecture
notes, case studies and university libraries on the go. It also includes Samsung Knox for central management and
policy enforcement in schools.
Speaking at a press briefing to announce the MoU, Group Managing Director/CEO,
Diamond Bank Plc, Uzoma Dozie, said the Future Ready University program is a
strategic initiative between Diamond Bank, Samsung Electronics and Softcom designed
to promote technology adoption among universities, improve learning experience
and boost the overall academic outcome of students in Nigeria.
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