Dr Teslim Bukoe, Head of International Exchange and Associate Professor at the University of Bath Management School, UK, said the ReadCycle Bath project will reach one million students at universities, colleges and schools in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, providing up to seven books. He said he is doing so. Year.
Bukoe said the project, which began in 2022, has already delivered thousands of books to some universities and polytechnics in Nigeria. University of Ilorin, Ilorin; University of Nigeria, Nsukka. and Federal University of Technology, Acre.
Don, who is also a visiting professor at FUTA, said this in a “press statement” on the first anniversary of the project published at Ado Ekiti on Saturday. ReadCycle Bath’s mission is to inspire reading, learning, and sharing books for the benefit of the world.
“The idea is to create a global community that bridges the gap between those who have books to share and those who don’t have books but are inspired by reading. The goal is to Our flagship project will be to reach one million students in seven years across universities, colleges and schools in low- and middle-income countries, next in Asia and the Middle East.”
An advocate of excellence and inclusive teaching and learning and a leading international innovator, Mr Bukoe has been noted for his contributions to the development of influential teaching and management within universities, and has been recognized for his contributions to the development of ‘so far , this project is helping to address gender imbalances and support students in LMICs.
“I bring my books to countries where they are used and valued in line with the global Sustainable Development Goals of quality education (4), reduced inequality (10) and ending poverty (1). I have a strong desire to collect and ship them.
“The opportunity arose when colleagues at the University of Bath were willing to downsize or assist their textbooks as they moved to new offices. We therefore organized these high-quality books and We are now seeing the possibility of shipping them to countries where they will be utilized and appreciated.”