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The University of Lagos UNILAG) has launched a 24-hour transcript processing platform to end difficulties by students in procuring their transcripts.
The platform ends years of complaints and hefty loss of opportunities by alumni of the university seeking to further their academic or research pursuits.
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Obtaining transcripts in most Nigerian universities is a painful long process leading to loss of opportunities for many candidates.
Since the deployment of the platform in UNILAG, over 40,000 applications have been successfully processed according to a statement titled; ‘Development of Efficient Transcript Processing,’ by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe.
The platform facilitates transmission of student’s copies of their electronic transcripts within 24 hours and applications can also be made through the students’ portal.
The university said it has also resuscitated a task force saddled with the responsibility of resolving all issues relating to students’ results.
The statement reads in part: “In line with the vision of the university and the determination to ensure that our esteemed alumnus enjoy a seamless procedure in the application for transcripts and other related documents, the vice-chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS and management of the University of Lagos has deployed a more efficient platform that will facilitate the transmission and receipt of electronic transcripts within 24 hours.
“In addition, graduates of the university can now request for student copy transcripts in lieu of official transcripts. This can be accessed by applying through the student portal on the university’s website.
Faster processing of results
The university also announced a new deal with the World Education Service (WES), a nonprofit organisation that provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada, on the processing of e-transcripts and automatic verification of results.
With this agreement, it said, all applications to WES would be processed and completed within 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the university said it has granted approval for the commencement of the third phase of the digitisation process that will encompass the conversion of hardcopy students’ results to digital format, to make the process faster.
