Council Appoints Popoola as Vice Chancellor AFUED

The Governing Council of Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo, has approved the appointment of Professor Bayode Isaiah Popoola as the first substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution.

Popoola is a Professor of Education (Guidance and Counselling) from the Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State.

Professor Popoola, born 62 years ago, hails from Ikere Ekiti in Ekiti State and holds a Bachelor of Education Degree in English/Education from Ondo State University Ado-Ekiti now Ekiti State University in 1987; M.A. Education (Guidance and Counseling) and PhD (Guidance and Counselling) degrees of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1995 and 2003 respectively.

Popoola, a seasoned academic, served the Obafemi Awolowo University as Head, Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Deputy Provost of the Postgraduate College, and Dean of the Faculty of Education, among other academic and administrative leadership positions.

Besides serving in various capacities within the four walls of the universities, he also served some government and non-governmental agencies, such as the National Examination Council as a member of the School Accreditation Team from 2007 to 2009. He was a research consultant to UNICEF, the International Organisation for Migration, the Federal Ministry of Education School Unit, and a member, Governing Council of the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria. He is an External Examiner and Assessor to many universities in Nigeria and overseas.

Professor Popoola has published over 67 works in reputable local and international journals; attended 16 international conferences, 34 local conferences, seminars, and workshops, and supervised over 27 postgraduate thesis.

The new Vice Chancellor is a member of various professional bodies such as the Counselling Association of Nigeria, Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria, Association of Educational Researchers and Evaluators of Nigeria, Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria, Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Africa, and the American Psychological Association.

Professor Popoola is married to Dr. (Mrs.) Temilola Popoola, and the marriage is blessed with four children.