Kwara State University of Education Appoints Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as Pioneer Vice Chancellor

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Professor Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the pioneer Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly established Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED), Ilorin.

Prof. Salman, a distinguished professor of mathematics education, was previously a senior lecturer in the Department of Science Education and the coordinator of the Educational Technology Centre at the University of Ilorin. She is the first female professor from the Ilorin Emirate.

With a Bachelor of Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, a Master's in Mathematics Education from the University of Ilorin, and a PhD in Mathematics Education from the same institution, her research focuses on mathematics education, gender issues in mathematics and science education, and educational innovation in the developing world.

Her appointment takes immediate effect, according to a statement released by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin on Tuesday.