August 14, 2026: Prof Beatrice Opeolu’s New Leadership Book Launches in Cape Town

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Professor Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu will formally launch her new book, From Scholar to Institutional Leader: A Strategic Blueprint for Mid-Career Academics in the Global South, this Friday, August 14, 2026, at Parow Golf Course, Cape Town, running from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

As ValidViewNetwork reported earlier this week, the book distils three decades of Opeolu’s academic and leadership journey, from her early years in Imasai, Yewa, Ogun State, through degrees at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) and the University of Ibadan, to her current standing as the first African to serve as President of the SETAC World Council.

Findings show the book is aimed squarely at academics, researchers and university administrators across the Global South navigating the difficult shift from individual scholarly achievement to institutional leadership.

What to expect at the launch

Checks by ValidViewNetwork indicate the Friday evening event will bring together colleagues, mentees and academic leaders from across Opeolu’s career, spanning her years at FUNAAB, her postdoctoral and professorial rise at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), and her international work with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).

The programme is expected to include remarks from the author, reflections on the book’s core themes, and an opportunity for attendees to engage directly with Opeolu on the transition from scholar to institutional leader.

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Why it matters

For mid-career academics across Nigeria and the wider Global South, Opeolu’s book and Friday’s launch offers a rare, practically grounded resource on institutional leadership from someone who has made the climb herself.

As previously reported, her career has moved from teaching undergraduates at FUNAAB to shaping international scientific policy at SETAC, a trajectory the book now seeks to map for others walking a similar path.