Meet the Nigerian woman who has no formal education but lectures at Harvard University and other top Institutions of learning, as shared on LinkedIn! Not too many people in Nigerian know about the unique story of Nike Okundaye, but in Europe and America, she is a ‘goddess’ whose works are cherished by kings and presidents.
The story behind the huge success story of Nike Arts Gallery, located in Lagos, Abuja and Osogbo, is not only compelling, but also inspiring.
As an accomplished artist who started weaving at age six, Nike has taught in several universities in the US, imparting the knowledge of her traditional adire designs in thousands of eager students from across the world. Her teaching exploits, she disclosed, have taken her to revered institutions like Harvard and Edmonton in Canada.
By goldenicons.“I have lectured and held workshops in several noble institutions across the world. Some of the universities include Harvard, Columbus, Edmonton, Ohio and in Los Angeles, among others.My first experience with teaching was in 1974. At that time, I taught people with doctoral degrees.”Interestingly, all the education she had at the time, according to her, was the traditional education that parents pass onto their children.“The type of education I had at the time was the education that is passed from parents to their children, not the education you get in a classroom. It was the practical type of education,” she said with a wry smile.
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