Dr. Amos O. Bajeh

University of Ilorin

Spring 2019

Dr. Amos O. Bajeh is an engineering educator at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. A Spring 2019 MIT-ETT fellow, he returned empowered with “rich knowledge and skills” to produce innovative and productive graduates. He has embraced modern teaching strategies that foster creativity and problem-solving, including integrating continuous assessments and design projects into his courses. Dr. Bajeh also collaborates on engineering education research; for example, he joined with other ETT fellows to publish on improved pedagogical approaches for science and engineering education. He advocates that programs like MIT-ETT are essential for African faculty, believing that if every fellow implements what they have learned, a larger percentage of students will become job creators and innovative problem-solvers.