Francisca Oladipo
Francisca Onaolapo Oladipo (born on 15 January 1978) is a Nigerian Professor of Computer Science, administrator and author. As of 2022, she is the Vice-Chancellor, Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria. She is also the Executive Coordinator, Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa and Asia (VODANA). She was the first woman to serve as a member of the Governing Council at the Federal University, Lokoja, and the first female Head of the Department of Computer Science at the university.
Quotes
[edit]- The objective of computing is to make life easier for users so they can save time and devote efforts to some other things.
- In a nutshell, AI chatbots are meant to enhance creativity and not to stall it.
- I kind of grew up learning to train others to do things—teach people to cook, drive, build; just generally impacting knowledge. So I would say that I am a ‘natural formator’.
- [3]Fransica speaking as the vice chancellor
- I love challenges. I love solving difficult problems. I love to tread where everyone else dreads.
- [4]speaking on her eagerness to solving problems
- I accepted the position because I believed, and still do, in the vision of the Founder.
- [5]getting into a position
- The position offered me an opportunity to do what I love doing the most – nurturing young minds through education.
- [6]opportunity to nurture young mind
- Like I said earlier I like to venture into what many believe would be impossible, so I revamped the undergraduate curriculum for the computer science programme, established the PGD, MSc and PhD Computer Science programmes and was on the verge of establishing the Faculty of Computing when I was posted out for another assignment.
