{"id":4636,"date":"2025-02-02T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T00:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/?p=4636"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:38:17","slug":"dapo-bankole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/dsocsciprogrampage\/dapo-bankole\/","title":{"rendered":"Dapo Bankole"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0px|20px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;|40px||40px||true&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Name \/ Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px||40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px|20px|40px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p>I am a technology leader, researcher, and advocate for immigrant economic integration in Canada. As a doctoral student in the Doctor of Social Sciences program at Royal Roads University, my research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of economic integration programs for economic immigrants in Canada, with an emphasis on policy implications and best practices. This passion stems from my own lived experience navigating integration challenges.<\/p>\n<p>I hold a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University (2018), where I received the Founders\u2019 Award for leadership excellence and, more recently, the Doctoral Entrance Award. I also earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Lagos (2002) and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Ogun State University (1998). 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