Landmark University at Omu-Aran in Kwara State has begtun this year’s admission screening.
The screening, which started last Saturday as Landmark University Scholastic Aptitude Screening (LUSAS), will hold on all Saturdays in June.
Vice Chancellor Prof Aize Obayan was excited about the impressive turnout.
Addressing parents during a reception in their honour, Obayan said the screening was meant to identify the competency of prospective students who would be offered admission on merit.
The vice chancellor, who warned that Landmark has zero tolerance for unethical practices, added that the institution offers undergraduates life-applicable education that will give parents good returns on investments in their chirldren.
She said: “Here, we assure that values for the money invested on education are guaranteed through specialised education system committed to students’ intellectual and spiritual advancement, uninterrupted academic calendar, world-class teaching and research facilities, as well as a friendly mode of payment of tuition, which is effected in four installments, among others.”
Many of the excited parents hoped their wards would make it to the institution.
A parent, Mrs Mute Olori, from Abuja, said: “I am not disappointed to bring my child here today. What I saw on the web is not just photographs but real.
”Locating Landmark University off the noise, the hustle and bustle of the city is quite commendable,” said another parent, Mrs N. Nwanchukwu.
“This will allow students to concentrate on their studies. In fact, I am astounded by the beautiful landscape and the spacious environment.”