Folorunsho Salman becomes pioneer acting VC at Kwara’s education varsity

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara state governor, has appointed Folorunsho Salman as the pioneer acting vice-chancellor of the newly established Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED).

In July, the National Universities Commission (NUC) issued an approval that recognised the conversation of Kwara’s college of education in Ilorin to a university.

The state assembly had passed the relevant legislation, with a delegation submitting the institution’s academic brief and a physical master plan to the NUC.

Rafiu Ajakaye, the chief press secretary to the governor, confirmed to TheCable on Tuesday that Medinat Folorunsho Salman will now become the institution’s pioneer acting VC.

Salman is a professor of mathematics education.

Until her appointment, she was a senior lecturer at the department of science education and coordinator of the educational technology centre at the University of Ilorin.

Salman earned her Bachelor of Education from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1985.

She obtained a master’s degree in Mathematics Education at the University of Ilorin in 1990 and a doctorate in Mathematics Education in 1998.

Salman is the first female professor from the Ilorin Emirate.

Her research interests are Mathematics Education, gender issues in mathematics & science education, and innovation in mathematics education for the developing world.