Baze Focus Interview- Best of the Aces

BAZE FOCUS INTERVIEW WITH THE BEST OF THE ACES

HARUNA ABBA DANLAMI - BU/17C/BS/2683 2020 VALEDICTORIAN First Class Psychology - Best Graduating Student 1. Please introduce yourself.

My Name is Haruna Abba Danlami, I was born in 1992 in Zaria, Kaduna State. I attended All Saints’ Nursery & Primary School, Abuja; St. John’s College, Jos; Abbey College Malvern, Worcestershire, UK and Baze University, Abuja. My hobbies are Boxing, Playing the Piano, Chess and Literature.

2. What Department did you graduate from at Baze University?

I graduated from the Department of Psychology, Baze University Abuja.

3. What are your career aspirations?

I want to be an Experimental Psychologist, so that I can apply the principles and theories of Psychology to solve a wide range of problems and advance humanity.

4. Who/what was your biggest motivation to pursue your field of study?

My biggest motivation is my burning desire to understand and develop myself so as to be of great service to humanity.

5. If you had to choose another field, what would you have done instead?

Probably Food Science, globally, there is a huge amount of food wastage as well severe poverty. A Food Scientist is capable of processing these foods (which are largely wasted or become pollutants) to nutritious, tasty and long-lasting meals that are affordable and accessible.

6. What course was your favorite while at Baze University?

Psychology of Testing and Test Construction.

7. Which lecturer motivated you the most?

Dr. Damian Osa-Afiana 8. What impact do you hope to bring to the society with this Degree? I hope to influence a generation of people who are more self-aware and motivated to serve humanity. 9. Any further plans for your career, Masters, etc.? Oh, definitely, I intend to go further than a Master’s Degree.

10. How is life after school?

Great, I learn every day and I apply myself to being a person of value, character and service.

11. Have you secured employment? What is your experience in the labour market?

I employed myself; I organize Events, create social-media content and also run a farm.

12. Is there anything you wished you had done differently while in school?

I wish I had fully registered and participated in the Baze Entrepreneurship Club.

13. How do you cope in difficult situations?

I pray to God.

14. What advice would you give to other students at Baze University, who are hoping to enter the labour market soon?

It is obvious that there are no more Jobs in Nigeria; over 30 million youths are unemployed. So, learn new skills before you leave the university, embark on self-development. In today’s Nigeria, your VALUE is your PRICE. Utilize your NYSC SAED Programme in Camp and Post Camp, they offer valuable skills for almost free.

BAZE FOCUS INTERVIEW WITH THE BEST OF THE ACES

SHOLANKE OLUWATOBI - BU/17A/ENG/2528 2021 VALEDICTORIAN - First Class Computer Engineering - Best Graduating Student

1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Sholanke Oluwatobi, born in Kaduna on 10-11-1992 but originally from Ogun state. I attended Remo Secondary School, Class of 2010 and started my Degree program at the Federal University of Technology, Minna in 2014 but transferred to Baze University in 2017. I learnt about software development, and then after that I started working as a software developer for local and foreign companies. My hobbies are cycling and watching Netflix.

2. What Department did you graduate from at Baze University?

Computer Engineering

3. What are your career aspirations?

Since I finished my studies at Baze University, and wanted to become an IT Expert in the area of artificial intelligence, software and cloud solutions architecture. In this position, I hope to increase my technical knowledge while providing solutions and improvements to common industry problems. In the long run, I hope to contribute significantly to industry development and optimization to create something that would genuinely improve the lives of thousands.

4. Who/what was your biggest motivation to pursue your field of study?

The idea of putting a piece of code into a lifeless piece of metal that can in turn help people to solve complex problems, motivated me to study computer engineering.

5. If you had to choose another field, what would you have done instead?

Astrology or Astrophysics 6. What course was your favourite while at Baze University? Engineering Mathematics 7. Which lecturer motivated you the most? Dr. David Etor and Dr. Najashi Baita

8. What impact do you hope to bring to society with this Degree?

See no 3 above

9. Any further plans for your career, Masters Etc.?

Yes, I am already enrolled for MSc. Advance Software Engineering at the University of Leicester, UK and it will commence September 2022.

10. How is life after school?

Life has been good, all thanks to God.

11. Have you secured employment? What is your experience in the labour market?

Yes, I am currently working as a senior software engineer at Happeo Oy, Finland. 12. Is there anything you wished you had done differently while in school? None

13. How do you cope in difficult situations?

In difficult situations I accept the reality of things and make myself ready to face it. I remain calm, relax and think of solutions.

14. What advice would you give to other students at Baze University, who are hoping to face life soon?

While it is expedient to get good grades at school, it is also important to add value to yourself. I advise that you learn a new skill or improve the status of the current one so that the product of your skill becomes an important commodity to others. The digital age we find ourselves in has made everything easy to the extent that you can learn a lot of new things from your bedroom through your phone or laptop. Just find yourself a skill and be good at it, remember anything worth doing, is worth doing well.