Lehigh University Speech
Nigerian higher education leader Babs Omotowa shared his vision for building a world-class university in Africa that empowers the continent’s next generation of innovators and leaders during a talk at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Global Leaders Speaker Series. When Babs Omotowa took the stage at Lehigh University this week, he shared a bold vision for the future of higher education in Africa: one grounded in innovation and leadership, aimed at equipping graduates with globally competitive skills to reverse the continent’s migration of talent and spur economic transformation. Babs Omotowa speaking at Lehigh University. “Our goal is to build a Top 50 worldwide university in Africa,” Omotowa said. “That’s quite a huge ambition, but that’s the quality of what we’re seeking to build.” Babs Omotowa, founding president of the Nigerian University of Technology and Management (NUTM), spoke at Lehigh on Nov. 10 as part of the Iacocca Global Leaders Speaker Series, hosted by the...