Valerie Onyia

Dr Valerie Onyia Babatope is an experienced Lecturer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Youth Leadership, Management, Business Intelligence, and Business Management. I am a strong education professional with research interests in Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, and Organizational Psychology. Awarded for being the best graduating student in Business administration (Class of 2012). Awarded full scholarships for tuition for my Masters and PhD programmes.

Dr Valerie Onyia Babatope is a faculty member at Babcock University, Nigeria. An experienced lecturer and researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. She is also an entrepreneur in the food and services industry and has been consulted as a Human Resources professional for small businesses in Nigeria. She holds a Master's degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Birmingham, UK and a PhD in Business Administration from Babcock University, Nigeria. She teaches Principles of Management and Entrepreneurship skills to undergraduate students and Industrial Psychology, International Marketing and Human Resources Management to postgraduate students. Skilled in Youth Leadership, Management, Business Intelligence, and Business Management. Her research interests are in Human Resources Management, Mentoring, Entrepreneurial Leadership Development and Organizational Psychology. 

Babcock University, Nigeria.
PhD Business Administration 2016- 2019

Babcock University PhD scholar (Principal Officers’ Sponsorship Award)
Modules included: Performance and Knowledge Management, Advanced strategic management and entrepreneurship, research and proposal writing amongst others.

University of Birmingham, UK.
MSc Human Resource Management (with CIPD pathway) CGPA-4.66   2013- 2014

University of Birmingham Scholar (MSc Business School Scholarship).  2013-2014

Modules included: Human Resource Management, Training and Development, and Leading and Managing within Organizations.

Developed skills for critical thinking, time management, idea generation, and teamwork within a multi-cultural environment whilst improving my presentation techniques

Babcock University, Nigeria.
BSc Business Administration (First Class Honours) CGPA - 4.73     2008- 2012

Best graduating student in the department of Business Administration and Marketing (Class of 2012).

Academic Excellence Prize/Award for outstanding performance 2011

 Courses included: Human Resource Management, Business Law, Financial Management, Company Law, Principles of Management, Statistics, Insurance, Business Case Analysis, and Operations Research

Queens College, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.     2002- 2008 

West African Senior Secondary School Certificate

9 subjects including distinctions in Mathematics, English and Economics.