The award was conferred on Ajagbe at the inaugural
commencement ceremony of the organization that was held from 28th July to 30th
July 2023 at Marriot Airport Hotels, Tampa, Florida, USA.
The HEaL Conferences are attended by high achievers in the
industry who are honored for their efforts and also serve as a space for
networking and knowledge exchange among the selected group of delegates from
successful organizations from different countries.
In a letter of evaluation parameters signed by the events
manager Sidhartha Kapil, the organization acknowledged the roles played by the
awardee in the education sector and the lofty heights he has attained in
academics, research, industry, and community development.
The Chair and Management of the evaluation team revealed
that this year, they received a lot of outstanding applications, making it
difficult for the evaluation team to select the awardees for the Global Heal
Awards.
However, all nominees were adjudged on 4 parameters, namely:
Impact, Innovation, Scalability, and Leadership. Upon final assessment, every
candidate was rated upon every criterion to reach the final list of awardees
following research and analysis.
Specifically, the Global Heal Awards indicates that the
award tagged “Brilliance in Education award was in recognition of Professor
Ajagbe’s passion for quality education, research, and mentoring of scholars in
journal articles writing publications, and community development.
During the panel session, Professor Ajagbe wowed the
attendees by discussing the broken educational systems and the way forward.
He mentioned several factors that have contributed to the
broken educational system but dwelled more on how the introduction of
technology in teaching and learning has negatively impacted on the education
system, including some solutions for educational policymakers, implementers,
and parents and guardians.
Professor Ajagbe bagged a Ph.D. in Technology Management at
one of Malaysia’s top 5 Universities (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia).
With a cumulative work experience of about 26 years in
industry and academia both in Nigeria and abroad. After his doctoral degree in
2014, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Management and
Entrepreneurship at Covenant University, Nigeria.
In 2016, he was head-hunted as a Senior Lecturer at Ritman
University, Nigeria, where he served as the Head of the Department of Business
Management and Director at the Office of Research and Innovation.
Ajagbe also served as an Adjunct Professor with Durban
University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, Gambia University GTTI Republic
of Gambia, ICT University Cameroon, and POMA International Business University,
Republic of Benin, and currently with Rudolph Kwanue University as a Professor
of Technology Management.
Has participated in academic conversations globally and has
written well over 100 articles published in international journals,
conferences, book chapters, and a textbook.
His scholarly publications have been cited about 2500 times
on Google Scholar by authors globally. He is currently the President of
Maryland Publishing and Research Institute Inc USA.
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