{"id":9972,"date":"2026-06-23T12:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=9972"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:32:27","slug":"iads-scholars-selected-for-afretec-doctoral-academy-2-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/iads-scholars-selected-for-afretec-doctoral-academy-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"IADS SCHOLARS SELECTED FOR AFRETEC DOCTORAL ACADEMY 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9972\" class=\"elementor elementor-9972\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b724b1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b724b1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3505cec\" data-id=\"3505cec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1751944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1751944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, is thrilled to announce that Ms. Ibukunoluwa Akinola and Mrs. Abiola Olawale, doctoral students at IADS, have been selected to participate in the AFRETEC UNILAG Doctoral Academy 2.0, organised by the African Engineering and Technology (AFRETEC) Network, a Carnegie Mellon\u2013Africa initiative, hosted at the University of Lagos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0198226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0198226\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae168c7\" data-id=\"ae168c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065393c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"065393c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The programme, themed &#8220;Doctoral Research as a Catalyst for Community Impact,&#8221; is a five-day intensive, fully funded capacity-building academy scheduled to hold from Monday, June 29 to Friday, July 3, 2026, at the UNILAG-RICE 360 Design Studio, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos. It brings together doctoral scholars and their supervisors for keynote sessions, workshops and participant presentations aimed at promoting research excellence, innovation and collaboration across Africa. Both students will receive full support covering accommodation, meals, and transport throughout the programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03e0830 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03e0830\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ad811a\" data-id=\"7ad811a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0007906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0007906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>Selection into the Doctoral Academy 2.0 is competitive and recognises scholars whose research demonstrates strong potential for community impact across the African continent.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>We congratulate Ms. Ibukunoluwa Akinola and Mrs. Abiola Olawale on this well-deserved achievement.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/iads-scholars-selected-for-afretec-doctoral-academy-2-0\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 9972, \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"Publications\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=297&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=3293&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"IADS SCHOLARS SELECTED FOR AFRETEC DOCTORAL ACADEMY 2.0\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, is thrilled to announce that Ms. Ibukunoluwa Akinola and Mrs. Abiola Olawale, doctoral students at IADS, have been selected to participate in the AFRETEC UNILAG Doctoral Academy 2.0, organised by the African Engineering and Technology (AFRETEC) Network, a Carnegie Mellon\u2013Africa initiative, hosted at the<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/iads-scholars-selected-for-afretec-doctoral-academy-2-0\/\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9972"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9977,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9972\/revisions\/9977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}