EQUAL AND EASY ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL

INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM

The infrastructure problem this project is trying to solve is Access to quality Education for all.

This project directed to the Public entity, the Public Universities, on a larger scale the

Federal Government.

Education in Nigeria has bedeviled the entire country over the years and while the government

keeps investing in the structures of school, hoping it brings about the change in education of the

students that pass through it. The aim of this project as a Private- Public Partnership project is to

enhance education through technology, reducing unnecessary inventory and truly making

education accessible for all.

• The number of rejected students runs into about 44,000 student per session from a

cumulated number of applicants that keep growing.

• Over the years the number of senior secondary school leavers have increased

geometrically and though our institutions of higher learning has increased, we are still a

long way in meeting the demand for education across the country

Over the years, in addition to O’ Level Credit passes in five relevant courses, including

Mathematics and English for every course of study. The Universities have the Joint Admission

Matriculation Board (J.A.M.B,) examinations to pass and with that gain admission into the

Universities at a minimum passing score of 200 on a scale of 400, bloating the number over the

years.

SITUATION

Less than 20% of the students that sit for jamb are admitted yearly, due to lack of space:

That means of the 73,8375 who scored above the 200 marks needed for admission into a university

in 2013, only 147,000 will be accommodated in the face to face environment. Almost 600,000 will

be left behind. Our projections cover just 10,000 of these. This is less than 2% (1.67 to be exact).

However, this is very scalable with partnerships that will make it work.

BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATION BY INSTITUTION

The breakdown of application by institution shows that the universities have

the highest number of applica n t s .

S/NO. INSTITUTION S NO. OF

APPLICANTS

1. Universities 1,670,833

2. Polytechnics 28,977

3. Colleges of Education 28,445

4. Innovative Enterprises Institutes 25

THE SOLUTION

To achieve a solution, it is important that a reliable and easily accessible e-Learning environment

be put in place to realize the vision of becoming a World-Class Distance Learning Centre that will

be renowned for its innovation and productivity.

Also, institutions in emerging countries like Nigeria are in need of foreign partnerships in the area

of higher education that provide input and contributions to the skills, curriculum and diversity of

learning for their Students, faculty and staff.

For Institutions, e-Learning delivers:

Increased capacity to teach more courses and accommodate more Students – implies

increased Revenue, without direct increase in cost.

Enhanced, adaptive learning environment which will maximize student assimilation and

success.

Competitive edge, prestige and differentiation from other the institutions, etc.

For Students, e-Learning delivers:

Easy access to qualitative education.

Multi-channel access to course content.

Learning experience customized to the method best for the Student, etc.

Solution Components

VigiTab (This is a high powered

android device)

Content Conversion,

IP Rights &Royalty

Framework, Template

courseware design

Consultancy

Rapid Video Capture

Technology - MediaSite

Capacity Building,

Retreat and e-

Learning Training

Vigilearn LMS

Application

Quality Control

Framework and

national/diverse

Committee

Private Sector Entity proposes to deploy customized tablets to all registered e-learning student at

in the University and will also provide a permanent channel for access to e-learning facilities by

providing network connectivity to course contents.

With this in place, the University will achieve a landmark increase in

the number of students that enrol and thus largely increase revenue.

Our unique approach will provide students with a single point-of-

access to course contents and data needs.

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VigiLearn LMS Application Screenshots

WHY THE PRIVATE SECTOR WOULD PARTICIPATE

The numbers speak for itself, as every Private Sector Entity would seek to make profit from every

venture, VGG-PSE, being the Private Sector Entity in this case has the following agreement with

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), being the public sector entity.

Obafemi Awolowo

University

VGG-PSE Royalty Payments Consultancy

40% 40% 10% 10%

50% GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR

School Enrollment Tuition Year One Year Five Fifth Year Total 10th Year Total

OAU 4,500.00 200,000.00 900,000,000.00 4,556,250,000.00 11,868,750,000.00 90,128,320,312.50

THE

UNVERSITY 5,000.00 350,000.00 1,750,000,000.00 8,859,375,000.00 23,078,125,000.00 175,249,511,718.75

NOUN 15,000.00 200,000.00 3,000,000,000.00 15,187,500,000.00 39,562,500,000.00 300,427,734,375.00

UNILAG 4,500.00 350,000.00 1,575,000,000.00 7,973,437,500.00 20,770,312,500.00 157,724,560,546.88

UNILORIN 3,000.00 200,000.00 600,000,000.00 3,037,500,000.00 7,912,500,000.00 60,085,546,875.00

UI 5,000.00 200,000.00 1,000,000,000.00 5,062,500,000.00 13,187,500,000.00 100,142,578,125.00

8,825,000,000.00 44,676,562,500.00 116,379,687,500.00 883,758,251,953.13

RISK:

The Public Sector Entity will be noted as “The University”, and the Private Sector entity will be

known as the PSE

The risks are allocated to the entity that is in the best position to handle it, for example,

development of software, IT infrastructure, training, maintenance and deployment of solution

would be handled by the PSE, while administrative access and infrastructure development needs

like office space, power and sustainability requirements will be provided by the University.

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