UNILAG Student, Mufutau Akuruyejo, Is The Only African To Receive Coveted CERN ICT Training
500 level University of Lagos student and MTN Foundation (MTNF) Scholar, Mufutau Akuruyejo has become the first Nigerian and only African to participate in the nine-week CERN Openlab programme.
Mufutau did his internship with Chevron, late last year. He attended Command Day Secondary School, Oshodi between 2003 & 2009 and gained admission into UNILAG in 2010 to study Computer Engineering. He was a member of the JETS (Junior Engineers and Technicians Society) club while in secondary school.
CERN Openlab is a unique public-private partnership between CERN and leading ICT companies. Its mission is to accelerate the development of cutting-edge solutions to be used by the worldwide LHC (large hadron collider) community.
Taking place in Switzerland next month, Akuruyejo would experience a 9-week program over the Summer, on an Oracle-sponsored bursary. The program plans to train up to 2,000 MTNF scholars in database design and SQL and Java programming skills.
Alberto Di Meglio, Head of CERN Open lab announced that over 1,500 applications were received all over the world but students of the highest caliber were selected.
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