Lagos State University (LASU) has actually enhanced its internationalisation drive with the finalizing of a Memorandum of Contract (MoA) with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), United States, to enhance partnership in teaching, research study, scholastic exchange and worldwide health.
The arrangement was formalised during a Memorandum of Comprehending (MoU) finalizing event and roundtable conversation held at the UIC School of Public Health in Chicago on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
The LASU delegation was led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr. Babatunde Ogala (SAN), together with the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM. Other members of the delegation consisted of Governing Council members, Mr. Towanu Abiodun Hundeyin and Prof. Shaffideen Amuwo, in addition to the Registrar, Mr. Emmanuel A. Fanu.
The ceremony also included a roundtable conversation throughout which agents of both institutions explored chances for deeper cooperation in education, research study and global health.
Under the five-year agreement, LASU and UIC will collaborate on faculty and trainee exchange programmes, joint research tasks, joint educational initiatives and the exchange of academic products. Specific activities will be executed through equally agreed programmes by both institutions.
Speaking on the significance of the collaboration, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Olatunji-Bello described the agreement as another significant turning point in LASU’s internationalisation agenda. She stated the cooperation lines up with her administration’s vision of placing the university as an internationally competitive institution, adding that the effort has actually continued to receive the complete assistance of the University’s 13th Governing Council.
The Vice-Chancellor likewise commended the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Oseni Taiwo Afisi, for his strategic engagements and sustained efforts, which she said were instrumental to the effective conclusion of the partnership.
In his remarks, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr. Ogala, expressed optimism that the contract would develop new chances for academic cooperation and even more reinforce LASU’s position as one of Nigeria’s leading universities.
The University noted that the contract with the University of Illinois Chicago is the most recent in a series of worldwide partnerships focused on expanding its international reach. It remembered that it just recently signed a Memorandum of Comprehending with the Millennium School Network (MCN), protecting the hosting rights for the global MCN Top arranged for March 2027.
According to the University, the most recent cooperation reinforces LASU’s growing credibility as an emerging centre of scholastic excellence in Africa, committed to cultivating international visibility, impactful partnerships and worldwide relevant education.