Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa has advised students of Manuwa Memorial Grammar School, Iju-Odo in Okitipupa Local Government area of Ondo State on the need to set smart goals early in life.
The advice was given by OAUSTECH’s Deputy Director, Information, Protocol and Public Relations, Mr. Paul Adeagbo, representing the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa, while addressing the Manuwa students at the school premises.
Adeagbo revealed to the young learners that it was by setting specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound (SMART) goals that they could maximize the opportunity of schooling and realize their full potential in life.
The Deputy Director stated that setting smart goals would make the students focused and be inflexibly studious to succeed in their various examinations, saying that the image of the set goals would help avoid wasting time on irrelevant activities.
He urged them to write down their goals whether short, medium or long term in order to remember to continue to pursue them, explaining that they should desire success, be determined, diligent and disciplined to succeed in life.
The OAUSTECH’s public relations professional said they could become whatever they want to be in life irrespective of their family backgrounds or socioeconomic factors, as he highlighted the various programmes on offer in his institution such as preliminary programmes, regular undergraduate programmes, JUPEB programme, Top-up programmes, and post-graduate programmes. the institution.
Responding, the school principal, Mr. Taye Akinkoye, who had invited OAUSTECH Public Relations team thanked the institution for coming to inspire the students whom he described as prospective candidates.
Mr. Akinkoye said he was sure that the students had gained insight into smart goal setting and the four Ds of success explained by the guest speaker, reminding his students to always bear in the message delivered by the OAUSTECH’s team, comprising Messrs Adeagbo and Rotimi Adekunle, and Mrs Folasade Adesanoye.
