Cookey Kingsley from Opobo Nkoro local government area of Rivers State scored 4.1 out of 4.2 CGPA with grades of As and A+ from the university.
At the convocation ceremony, Cookey was the cynosure of all eyes where more than 20 Nigerian students graduated with First Class honours.
The Electrical/Electronic Engineering graduate attributed his unprecedented feat to hard work and perseverance.
He said the university also provided a convenient atmosphere that aided his study.
According to him: “It wasn’t an easy thing to do but I think that one of the key things that aided me was the study environment provided by my university.
“Graduating from AIT has aided me with all the necessary skills that I need to be a champion in the society after here, whether as an entrepreneur or an employee.”
The Accra Institute of Technology—AIT is modelled after two of the world’s most renowned institutes of technologies, the California Institute of Technology—CALTECH ranked number one in recent world university rankings and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—MIT ranked number five.
It is a technology-focused university, campus-based and open university system with students cutting across different countries in Africa
