UI Convocation and Foundation Day 2025 Schedule
The University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria’s premier university, is set to hold its 2025 Convocation and Foundation Day Ceremonies — a celebration of academic achievement, leadership, and service. The annual event honours graduating students while reflecting on the university’s legacy of knowledge and community impact.
This year’s programme spans from 3rd to 17th November 2025, featuring academic fairs, career events, lectures, and formal ceremonies across UI’s main venues.
Highlights of the UI Convocation and Foundation Day Events
Monday, 3 November 2025
UI Research Development Fair (Day 1)
Theme: Research, Innovation and Development: A Tripod for Meeting Societal Needs
Chairman: Mrs. Yemisi Iranloye, CEO, Psaltery International Company Limited
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Adegbite Falade, MD/CEO, Aradel Holdings Ltd
Venue: International Conference Centre
Time: 9 a.m.
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
UI Research Development Fair (Day 2)
Venue: International Conference Centre
Time: 9 a.m.
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Small and Medium Enterprises Fair (Day 1)
Theme: Inspiring Next-GENS SMEs
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Kingsley Aigbokhaevbo, Deputy Managing Director, Providus Bank
Venue: International Conference Centre
Time: 9 a.m.
Thursday, 6 November 2025
SME Fair (Day 2)
Venue: International Conference Centre
Time: 9 a.m.
Friday, 7 November 2025
UI Career Fair
Theme: Tech, Talent and Tomorrow: Preparing Nigerian Youth for Global Opportunities
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited
Venue: International Conference Centre
Time: 9 a.m.
Jumat Service
Venue: UI Mosque
Time: 1 p.m.
Saturday, 8 November 2025
UI Research Foundation Day
Theme: Strengthening Resilience in Adolescents and Youth Development in Africa: Co-creating Strategies and Policy Options on Mental Health, SRH and Nutrition
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, Minister of State for Health
Venue: Trenchard Hall
Time: 10 a.m.
Sunday, 9 November 2025
Night of Music
Venue: Trenchard Hall
Time: 5 p.m.
Monday, 10 November 2025
Health Rally – Trenchard Hall, 10 a.m.
Rehearsals – International Conference Centre, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Convocation Day 1
First Degree Awards for Arts, Science, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy
Commencement Speaker: Dr. Abel Kehinde Adegoke
Venue: International Conference Centre, 10 a.m.
Convocation Lecture
Speaker: Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor
Title: Agenda 2063: All Hands on Deck for the Africa We Want
Venue: Trenchard Hall, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Convocation Day 2
First Degrees in Agriculture, Law, Technology, and Social Sciences
Commencement Speaker: Mrs. Bola Olajomi-Otubu
Venue: International Conference Centre, 10 a.m.
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Convocation Day 3
Education and Environmental Design and Management
Speaker: Dr. Charles Tolulope Akinsete
Venue: International Conference Centre, 10 a.m.
Friday, 14 November 2025
Convocation Day 4
Award of Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s Degrees
Venue: International Conference Centre, 10 a.m.
Command Performance
Play: Even Kins Are Guilty by Keye Abiona
Venue: Wole Soyinka Theatre, 6 p.m.
Saturday, 15 November 2025
Convocation Day 5
Higher Degrees in Sciences, Medicine, Agriculture, and PAULESI
Venue: International Conference Centre, 10 a.m.
Sunday, 16 November 2025
Foundation Day Service
Venue: Chapel of the Resurrection, 10 a.m.
Monday, 17 November 2025
Foundation Day Ceremonies (Day 6)
Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Doctorates of UI and PAULESI
Venue: International Conference Centre, 10 a.m.
Closing Note on UI Convocation 2025
The University of Ibadan (UI) continues to celebrate academic excellence and leadership through events that connect education with national development. The 2025 Convocation and Foundation Day ceremonies reinforce the university’s place as a centre of learning, integrity, and community progress.
