JomoRC Extends SmartLearn Initiative to College of Education, Akwanga, Reaches Fourth Higher Institution

The collaboration with the Students’ Union Government advances JomoRC’s growing national effort to promote responsible AI adoption, academic excellence and AI-powered learning.

Jomo Resource Center (JomoRC), a Nigerian e-learning and professional training organisation, is extending its SmartLearn Virtual Conference initiative to the College of Education, Akwanga (COEA), Nasarawa State, marking another milestone in its growing efforts to promote responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and academic excellence among students in Nigerian higher institutions.

The three-day SmartLearn Webinar is being organised in collaboration with the institution’s Students’ Union Government (SUG), following an engagement initiated by JomoRC. The SUG welcomed the proposal and committed to supporting institutional coordination, student mobilisation and publicity for the programme.

With this development, the College of Education, Akwanga, becomes the fourth higher institution to join JomoRC’s expanding SmartLearn initiative, following earlier engagements with the FCT College of Education, Federal University of Lafia and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria.

Three Days of Practical AI-Assisted Learning

The Akwanga edition is scheduled to hold from 12 to 14 November 2026, at 7:00 p.m. daily, under the theme:

“Leveraging AI for Academic Excellence — The Tips & Hacks That Make the Difference.”

The three-day programme will feature:

• Day 1: Reality Check & the Power of Leverage
• Day 2: The AI Advantage — Use and Abuse
• Day 3: Building Your Personal AI Learning Assistant

The sessions will introduce participants to practical ways of using AI tools to improve their learning experiences, explore the opportunities and risks associated with artificial intelligence, and develop personalised AI-assisted learning approaches.

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into education and the workplace, students need more than access to digital tools. They need the knowledge and guidance to use these technologies responsibly, strengthen their academic performance and develop skills relevant to an evolving digital economy.

SmartLearn is designed to address this need by combining AI awareness, responsible practice and practical application.

Strengthening Institutional Collaboration Through Student Leadership

The collaboration with the College of Education, Akwanga, reflects JomoRC’s deliberate approach to working with student leadership structures to make relevant digital education more accessible.

Under the arrangement, JomoRC will sponsor and provide the necessary programme resources, while the SUG will support institutional coordination, student mobilisation and publicity.

The programme will feature Comr. Moses Vincent Akika, SUG President, as host; Comr. Mercy Iveren Dominic, SUG Treasurer, as convener; and Miss Fellicia Ochigbo as moderator.

The speakers are Mr. Gabriel Simon Ejeh, Mr. Anthony James Aliduh and Engr. Celestine Ugwu.

Building a National Network of AI-Ready Higher Institutions

The expansion to Akwanga is part of JomoRC’s broader vision of building a national network of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and student unions committed to responsible AI adoption, academic excellence and AI-powered learning.

The organisation sees SmartLearn as more than a series of standalone webinars. Its ambition is to establish a continuing student-development platform through which higher institutions and student communities can access practical AI education, capacity-building opportunities and relevant digital skills programmes.

By engaging student unions as institutional partners, JomoRC hopes to create a sustainable channel for reaching students across different regions and categories of higher institutions.

Beyond the forthcoming webinar, JomoRC intends to explore continuing collaboration with the College of Education, Akwanga, through future AI training, capacity-building and student-development programmes.

Open Invitation to Students Across Nigeria

Participation in the Akwanga edition is free and open to students of the College of Education, Akwanga, students from other higher institutions and members of the general public.

The sessions will be streamed live on YouTube through JomoMentorship.

Interested participants can register through:

Registration: https://jomorc.com/virtual-conference/

Dates: 12–14 November 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. daily
Participation: Free
Certificate: Certificate of Participation

JomoRC invites students, educators and members of the public to take advantage of this opportunity to develop a more informed, responsible and productive approach to AI-assisted learning.

As SmartLearn continues to reach more Nigerian higher institutions, JomoRC remains committed to taking learning beyond traditional classrooms and equipping learners with the knowledge and capabilities to thrive in a technology-driven world.

Jomo Resource Center — …the SMART Way to LEARN.