Adebola Babatunde Ekanola
EMAIL: debekanl@gmail.com
PHONE: 08023469904
ADDRESS: Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Reading, Motivational Speaking and Brisk Walking
MEMBERSHIP STATUS: Member
YEAR OF INDUCTION/ADMISSION: 2015
POST HELD: None
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE: None
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION: University of Ibadan, Ibadan
SPECIALTIES: Social and Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Development; Philosophy of Peace; Ethics and African Philosophy
APPOINTMENTS: Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan (2010-2012); Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (2015-2017); Director, Office of International Programmes University of Ibadan (2017-2019); Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) (2019-date)
PARTICIPATION IN GRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS/PROJECTS
1. Senate Research Grant, University of Ibadan (2006)
2. Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation Project on the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Development Philosophy (2008-2015)
3. MacArthur Grant for Overseas Training, University of Ibadan, 2009
4. Chief Examiner in Ethics, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN) (2009-date)
5. Visiting Scholar, John and Elnora Ferguson Center for African Studies, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom July-September, 2010
6. Residency Director for the African Humanities Porgramme in the University of Ibadan (2019-date)
7. Adjunct researcher at the Research Centre for China-Africa Education cooperation, Institute of African Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, China (2019-date
8. DAAD In Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme approved in June 2019 for the University of Ibadan
9. DAAD-funded employability research and training programme, approved in December 2019, to be executed in conjunction with the Institut fur Afrikastdien, Universitat Leipzig, Germany and five other universities in Africa.
10. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program in April, 2019
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1. Member , Board of Governors, Ibadan School for the Deaf (2006-date)
2. Several Keynote addresses delivered at several local and international conferences. For example:
a. Ahmadu Bello University Lecture, 23 August 2019.Title of presentation: Philosophy and the Nigerian University System: What We Must Tell Ourselves
b. A 2-Day Workshop Retreat on “Internationalisation of University Education in Nigeria” for Directors of Offices of Internationalisation/Development in Nigerian Universities. 6-7 December 2018. Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium National Universities Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. Title of Keynote Paper presented: The Nigerian University System and the Imperative to Internationalise Nigerian Universities-Connecting Talents and Driving Change
3. Fellow, Society for Peace Studies and Practice (2020)
4. Dean, New Covenant Church Bible College (2013-date)
5. Member of NUC Accreditation Panels to Federal University, Wukari (2018) and Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka (2014)
Biography
Prof. Ekanola specialises in the areas of Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy with emphasis on issues relating to peace and social development in Africa. He has 65 publications, many of which are published in highly reputable international journals in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and the USA. He has supervised over 50 M.A. projects and six Ph.D theses. He is currently supervising four Ph.D theses.
Prof. Ekanola has occupied several administrative positions and served on many committees at the University of Ibadan. These include Ag. Head of Department, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Director, Office of International Programmes; Member, Governing Council and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Ibadan, Ibadan.
Prof. Ekanola facilitated several international collaborations across all continents on behalf of the University of Ibadan. These include the DAAD In Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme approved in June 2019 and the DAAD-funded employability research and training programme, approved in December 2019.
