Hosting 200 plus people at the Delta State University Nigeria Arbitrum Event
The web3 Warri team was at the Delta State University — DELSU — Nigeria, for the Arbitrum University Event
Barely a week after hosting the Arbitrum University event at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria, the web3 Warri team on Friday, February 16, 2024, was at the Delta State University (DELSU), Nigeria for the second Arbitrum University-focused event.
The Arbitrum event at the Delta State University Nigeria is the second in a series of university-focused events, aimed at introducing Blockchain technology, layer 2 with Arbitrum being the protagonist, to inspire the student community — developers, researchers, and anyone — interested in the next generation of the internet to not only take up building on top of the Arbitrum chain, but contribute to the growth of the ecosystem through research.
And like we did at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources event, attendees at the Delta State University event had the opportunity to learn about blockchain technology — the fundamental concepts, layer 2s, and Arbitrum as a layer 2 solution to scale Ethereum, building smart contracts — DApps — on the Arbitrum chain, and how to contribute to the Arbitrum ecosystem.
You can find a thread of the event on the official web3 Warri X account.
DELSU with the energy
Every institution has its peculiarity and for the Delta State University, the attendees matched our energy.
First, the large turnout was overwhelming for us and even surpassed our goal of hosting 200 people. We ended up having an overflow of people (next time, we will settle for a 500-seater auditorium) and we are glad that the students stayed back and engaged us with questions.
Worthy of mention was the presence of Dr. Abel E. Edje, the head of the Department of Computer Science.
Secondly, we found the questions most engaging, and quite a number of the attendees were excited about learning more about Arbitrum and contributing to the Arbitrum ecosystem.
We also noticed a large turnout of female attendees at the event — roughly 35 percent female attendees. It was truly encouraging to see lots of females coming in for the event to learn about Arbitrum.
And yes, the students have asked that we come again!
Next Stop?
If you are a student, developer, researcher, or you are interested in blockchain technology, and you missed this event. Not to worry, the web3 Warri team and our amazing speakers will be at the Petroleum Training Institute, Nigeria for the third Arbitrum University event on Saturday, March 16, 2024 by 11 am.
See our meetup page for more details. You can also follow us on X.
Thankful to our sponsor — Arbitrum, the Delta State University and Speakers
Special thanks to the Arbitrum Foundation for supporting this series of events.
We are most thankful to the Delta State University authorities, Prof Maxwell C. Iwegbue, Dean of Student Affairs, Delta State Univerisity, Prof. Augustine Atonuje, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Dr. Abel E. Edje, head of the Department of Computer Science, Mr. Clement O. Omamode, Lecturer of the Department of Computer Science, Dr Franklin Okorodudu, Lecturer of the Department of Computer Science, all of the Delta State University, Nigeria.
And to Amusile Francis Olugbenga, lead Google Developers Student Club, the Department of Computer Science, Delta State University, thank you.
And to our amazing speakers —Amrohore Emuesiri, Ebina Perelyn Okoh, Charles Freeborn(myself), and host — Martha, thank you!
