{"id":4446,"date":"2025-10-15T16:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:06:38","slug":"unilag-partners-openai-to-launch-africas-first-ai-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4446","title":{"rendered":"UNILAG partners OpenAI to launch Africa\u2019s first AI Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4446\" class=\"elementor elementor-4446\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ee1a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75ee1a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9819336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9819336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unilag.edu.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Lagos<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(UNILAG) is set to make history as the first African institution to launch an OpenAI Academy, following a new partnership with the global artificial intelligence research and development company, OpenAI.<\/p><p>The announcement was made on Tuesday by Emmanuel Lubanzadio, OpenAI\u2019s Africa Lead, during his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the university\u2019s 2025 International Week, themed \u201cEquitable Partnerships and the Future of AI in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c8b64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5c8b64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45dbf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45dbf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_4981-scaled-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_4981-scaled-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_4981-scaled-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_4981-scaled-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_4981-scaled-1.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0University of Lagos\u00a0(UNILAG) is set to make history as the first African institution to launch an OpenAI Academy, following a new partnership with the global artificial intelligence research and development company, OpenAI. 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