{"id":4912,"date":"2026-03-02T08:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4912"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:57:07","slug":"unilag-biomedical-engineering-hosts-historic-first-alumni-get-together-honours-pioneer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=4912","title":{"rendered":"UNILAG Biomedical Engineering Hosts Historic First Alumni Get-Together, Honours Pioneer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4912\" class=\"elementor elementor-4912\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0371f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d0371f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0474b89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0474b89\" 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-f2763bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2763bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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>It was a landmark gathering that reunited graduates across undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts and set the tone for deeper industry collaboration, as the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Lagos (UNILAG), hosted its first-Alumni Get-Together on Friday, February 20, 2026, .<\/p><p>Held at the Engineering Design Studio, the event was a strategic convergence of legacy, innovation, and forward-thinking ambition.<\/p><p><strong>Reconnecting the Past to Power the Future<br \/><\/strong>In his Welcome Address, the Acting Head of Department, Dr. Olurotimi Adeleye, situated the event within the University\u2019s broader push for stronger industry engagement, with the alumni as a critical bridge.<\/p><p>Describing alumni engagement as \u201ca symbiotic relationship,\u201d he emphasised its role in building mutually beneficial, lifelong connections that enhance institutional reputation and drive student success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30c631 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a30c631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dd5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5dd5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 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\/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a8f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98a8f4e\" 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\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.24.09.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4916\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.24.09.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.24.09-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.24.09-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea7901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eea7901\" 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<p>\u201cThis event establishes a bond of friendship between our graduates and us,\u201d he said, noting that such bonds are essential for sustained growth and relevance.<\/p><p>Dr. Adeleye paid glowing tribute to the \u201cfounding fathers and elders\u201d whose vision birthed the programme \u2013 particularly Professor Oluwole Adegbenro, the pioneer Coordinator of the Biomedical Engineering Unit at the College of Medicine in 1993, when the programme began as a technical course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e96794 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e96794\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01a96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d01a96f\" 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\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.16.53.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.16.53.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.16.53-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.16.53-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cee22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cee22a\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.41.46.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.41.46.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.41.46-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.41.46-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4924e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4924e\" 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<p><strong>From Humble Beginnings to Global Collaborations<\/strong><br \/>The Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Samson Adeosun, in his Opening Remarks, reflected on the programme\u2019s formative years. He also highlighted the sacrificial commitment of early champions like Professor Adegbenro and acknowledged the critical financial support received from institutions such as Northwestern University, USA.<\/p><p>For the Dean, institutional memory and alumni mobilisation must now converge. An alumni platform, he stressed, is more than ceremonial; it is a forum for aggregating opportunities in ways that benefit students, graduates, the Department, and the University as a whole.<\/p><p><strong>AI or Be Left Behind: A Wake-Up Call to Biomedical Engineers<\/strong><br \/>Delivering the Keynote Address, Dr. Clare Omatseye, Founder and CEO of JNC International (JNCI), represented by Engr. Falola Fakolujo, Manager (Technical Services), underscored the urgency of continuous exposure to new developments in a field where challenges evolve as rapidly as solutions.<\/p><p>The presentation, titled: \u201cEmerging Technologies and Innovations in Biomedical Engineering\u201d, was both illuminating and stirring.<\/p><p>On Artificial Intelligence, his message was clear: \u201cIf you are not in Artificial Intelligence in 2026, then you\u2019re not anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec7951 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ec7951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0588b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0588b6\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-09.31.19.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4923\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-09.31.19.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-09.31.19-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953532f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"953532f\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.20.04.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.20.04.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.20.04-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f9e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1f9e17\" 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<p>He described AI as a capacity multiplier in healthcare and medical sciences, particularly in diagnostics, where it can function as a reliable provider of second opinions. He encouraged students to pursue AI certifications with clear healthcare applications and urged innovators to design AI-driven, AI-compliant devices.<\/p><p>Beyond AI, he explored transformative frontiers redefining healthcare delivery: digital health wearables, remote monitoring systems, gene editing, synthetic biology, nanomedicine, targeted drug delivery, robotics, and smart surgical systems.<\/p><p>Emerging biomedical technologies, he noted, are steering healthcare toward personalised, predictive, and minimally invasive solutions; and they require confident, up-to-date Biomedical Engineers to deploy them effectively.<\/p><p>He concluded by affirming JNCI\u2019s commitment to supporting the Department\u2019s aspirations for Biomedical Engineering education in Nigeria.<\/p><p><strong>A Pioneer Reflects<\/strong><br \/>In deeply reflective Fatherly Remarks, Professor Oluwole Adegbenro, former Dean of Engineering (2006-2008) and pioneer Coordinator of the programme, spoke with humility and pride.<\/p><p>\u201cI belong to the past and I\u2019m supposed to be gone,\u201d he said lightly. \u201cThe technology I learned belongs to the past \u2026 The only thing I can say is that those who are onboard now know what they\u2019re doing. They have built immensely well on what we did and are making it better and bigger.\u201d<\/p><p>While expressing his confidence in the present leadership, Professor Adegbenro noted that the future of Biomedical Engineering education at UNILAG \u2013 and in Nigeria \u2013 is bright.<\/p><p>He also commended the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Engineering and encouraged alumni of Biomedical Engineering to draw inspiration from its structure and commitment.<\/p><p><strong>Confronting the \u201cEquipment Graveyard\u201d<\/strong><br \/>A dynamic panel session brought alumni perspectives to the fore. Panelists included Mr. Charles Osuagwu (Biomedical Engineering Manager, NEST 360\u25e6), Mr. Obioha Chima Anthony (Biomedical Engineer, Massey Street Children Hospital, Lagos), Engr. Adeniyi Ololade (State Hospital, Ota), and Mr. Benjami Ewheh (Sales Manager, Patient Monitoring and Life Support, Mindray).<\/p><p>The discussions were candid. Mr. Osuagwu highlighted what he termed the \u201cEquipment Graveyard\u201d phenomenon: warehouses of abandoned medical devices rendered useless not by age, but by a shortage of trained Biomedical Engineers capable of maintaining them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e09d20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e09d20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e838d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e838d0\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.33.15.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.33.15.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.33.15-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.33.15-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b4f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4b4f90\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.36.08.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4924\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.36.08.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.36.08-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.36.08-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30835d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30835d4\" 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<p>The conversation returned repeatedly to curriculum relevance. The consensus was clear on the fact that Biomedical Engineering education must be industry-practice oriented.<\/p><p>Contributing to the discussion, Head of the Department of Electrical\/Electronics Engineering, Prof. Peter Oluseyi, pointed to the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) as a policy response. He noted that the framework now allows universities up to 40% flexibility to integrate industry participation into course design and delivery, a significant step toward bridging academia and practice.<\/p><p><strong>Honour, Networking, and a New Beginning<\/strong><br \/>One of the most moving moments of the day came with the formal honouring of Professor Adegbenro for his pioneering role in establishing Biomedical Engineering at UNILAG. Amid a standing ovation, Prof. Oluseyi presented the award, recounting his foundational contributions to the discipline.<\/p><p>The event also featured robust networking sessions and cross-generational conversations, as alumni shared postgraduate journeys, professional insights, prospects, and challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db9d68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2db9d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5735a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5735a8\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.28.34.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4928\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.28.34.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.28.34-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.28.34-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609a1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"609a1cd\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.31.14.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.31.14.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.31.14-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.31.14-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a17f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a17f31\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.29.48.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.29.48.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.29.48-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advancement.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-01-at-08.29.48-768x512.jpeg 768w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9930c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca9930c\" 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<p>Bringing the gathering to a strategic close, Dr. Adeleye announced the constitution of the Department\u2019s Inaugural Alumni Committee as a structured mechanism to coordinate alumni engagement and sustain the momentum generated by the historic meeting.<\/p><p><strong>A Department Poised for Impact<\/strong><br \/>The inaugural get-together was not merely a celebration of memory; it was a declaration of direction.<\/p><p>By reconnecting with its alumni, honouring its pioneers, and confronting the demands of a technology-driven future, the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNILAG signaled its readiness to move from competence to influence; and from influence to impact.<\/p><p>The past laid the foundation. The present is consolidating it. 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