Cosmopolitan University hosts maiden AI competition for secondary schools in Abuja

The management of Cosmopolitan University, Abuja, has awarded the winners of its maiden artificial intelligence (AI) competition for secondary schools. 

The competition, tagged ‘Create with AI’, was organised to test senior school students in areas of creativity, evaluation, and referencing.

Speaking at the ceremony, Carl Adams, vice-chancellor of the university, said the institution is at the forefront of “promoting and using AI for educational purposes”.

The VC said the university is collaborating with other schools locally and internationally to promote the use of AI.

“It is the future of education, nursing, business, and many organisations. We are collaborating with other universities within and outside Nigeria,” he said.

“This AI competition is an extension of that. AI is embedded in many activities of many organisations and we will continue to grow. This competition is one of many to come in the future.”

Ibrahim Mani, the registrar of the university, said the institution plans to make the competition a national and, subsequently, international event.

“We aim to make this grow in the coming years. Hopefully, we want to make it a national event, and gradually, it will become an international event,” he said.

On her part, Juliet Okpo, coordinator of the ‘Create with AI’ competition team, said the university seeks to promote responsible AI practices among the students because AI is sweeping across all spheres of life.

Okpo noted that students at the university are exposed to AI technology through teaching and learning to adequately prepare them to face life after school.

She added that the institution intended to reach as many students as possible and came up with the competition.

Roberto Secondary School, Bristol Academy, and Starville Secondary School participated in the competition.

Khalid Alao, a student at Roberto School, won gold in the creativity and referencing categories, while Ifeoluwa Bankole-Ladipo of Starville also won gold in the evaluation category.

Others include Okoye Chineme, a student of Bristol Academy, who won silver in creativity; Semilore Adesipe of Starville won bronze; Godreigns Amedari of Starville School won silver in the evaluation category; and Onwuneme Jessica of Bristol Academy won bronze.