The general public is hereby invited to the 40th
Convocation Ceremonies of the Obafemi
Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, scheduled to hold from
Wednesday, 10th to Friday 12th December,
2014 with the following highlights:
Wednesday, 10th December, 2014
a. Conferment of Diploma Certificates.
Time: 9.00 a.m. Venue : Local Government
Studies Building
b. Conferment of Bachelor’s Degree and Award
of Prizes in the Faculties of Administration,
Arts, Education, Law and Social Sciences
Time: 10.00 a.m. Venue : Oduduwa Hall
Amphitheatre
c. Convocation Play
Time: 8.00 p.m. Venue : Oduduwa Hall
Amphitheatre
Thursday, 11th December, 2014
1. Conferment of Bachelor’s Degrees and award
of Prizes in the Faculties of Agriculture,
Environmental Design and Management,
Pharmacy, Science, Technology and College of
Health Sciences
Time: 10.00 a.m. Venue : Oduduwa Hall
Amphitheatre
1. Convocation Lecture
Topic: Entrepreneurship and the Relationship
between Universities, Industry and Government
Speaker: Ms Evelyn Ndali Oputu
Time: 4.00 p.m. Venue : Oduduwa Hall
Amphitheatre
Friday, 12th December, 2014
Conferment of Postgraduate Diplomas, Master’s
Degrees and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees and
award of Prizes.
Time : 10.00 a.m. Venue: Oduduwa
Hall Amphitheatre
INFORMATION TO GRADUANDS
(A) All students who completed their degree
programmes during the 2011/2012 and
2012/2013 sessions are to collect their
academic
robes, Order of Proceedings, and two Guest
Cards from their College / Faculty Secretaries
between
8.00 a.m and 4.00 p.m a day preceding the
award of degrees in their disciplines on the
presentation
of receipts showing payment and submission of
a photocopy of same as indicated below:
(i) First Degrees and Diplomas
All graduands are required to pay convocation
charges of N6,500.00 inclusive of the OAU
Alumni
Advancement levy of N1,500.00.
(ii) Higher Degrees
All graduands are required to pay convocation
charges of N8,500.00 inclusive of the OAU
Alumni/Advancement levy of N1.500.00
(B) Graduands should assemble at the Car Park
of the Sports Complex on their graduation day
not later than 8.30 a.m. They must be fully
robed and seated in the places allocated to
them at the convocation venue by 9.15 a.m.
NOBODY
INCLUDING GRADUANDS AND THEIR PARENTS/
GUARDIANS, WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE
HALL, AFTER 9.30 A.M. EACH DAY.
(C) Academic robes must be returned the same
day of the Convocation. Failure to return the
gowns on the prescribed date and time shall
attract a fine of N2,000.00 per day.
(D) Commercial Photographers/Video Operators
will be charged N 5,000.00 for the period. All
those interested in functioning as
Photographers/Video Operators are required to
make payment to the Cash Office in the Bursary
Department of the University between 9.00 a.m
and 3.00 p.m from Monday, 1st December,
2014
and the receipts should be presented to the
Public Relations Officer who will issue
certificate of accreditation to operators.
(E) All Cars, Buses and Motorcycles coming to
the campus will pay N500.00 each per day
during the period of Convocation.
Graduands are not allowed to leave the
Convocation venue before the end of the
ceremony each day.
Graduands are strongly advised to comply with
these arrangements.
Please note that whenever graduands are
collecting their certificates, they will be required
to show evidence of payment of the
Convocation fees and also payment of a sum of
N3,000.00 for OAU memorabilia at the
Advancement Office.
We congratulate all graduands and wish them
journey mercies to and from Ile-Ife.

Alright we'll surely be there but wait ooooo OAU and money shaaa