Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state-owned university in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. It was founded on 7 July 1982 originally as Ogun State University (OSU) before being renamed to its current name on 29 May 2001, in honour of Olabisi Onabanjo, whose efforts as the then civilian governor of Ogun State helped establish the university. Many students still refer to the institution as OSU, an acronym for the former name.
The university had a total output of 10,291 graduates and 1,697 postgraduates.[1]
Olabisi Onabanjo University has multiple campuses. The Main Campus in Ago-Iwoye is popularly called Permanent Site (PS) by the students and a Mini Campus which was the home of the Faculty of Science until it was moved to the permanent site in January 2013. The Faculty of Agriculture is in Aiyetoro, the Faculty of Engineering is in Ibogun, the College of Medicine, the faculties of Basic Medical Sciences and Pharmacy are in Shagamu. Students and alumni of the Olabisi Onabanjo University are addressed as 'Great OOUITES.'
The mini campus OOU, Centre for Continuous Education (CCED) is now the pre-degree studies unit, Diploma and Jupeb, while the main campus is the heart of undergraduate programs.
Vice-chancellors
Professor John Olubi Sodipo (1982–1990) Professor T. O Bamkole (1991–1995) Professor O. Y Oyeneye (1995–1999) Professor Layi Ogunkoya (1999–2001) Professor Afolabi Soyode (2001–2006) Professor Odutola Osilesi (2006–2009) Professor Sofola Olusoga (2009) Professor Wale Olaitan (2009–2013)[2] Professor Saburi Adejimi (2013–2017)[3] Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde (2017–2022)[4] Professor Ayodeji Johnson Olayinka Agboola (2022–present)[5]
Faculties and Departments
The University has ten faculties with a total number of fifty-three departments which are spread across its campuses in the state.[6] They include:[7]
Faculty of Science This Faculty consists of six departments and includes:
Department of Chemical Sciences Department of Mathematical Sciences Department of Microbiology Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology Department of Physics Department of Earth Sciences
Faculty of Education This faculty consists of five departments and includes:
Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling Department of Educational Management and Business Studies Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education Department of Science and Technology Education Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education
Faculty of Law This faculty consists of four departments and includes:
Department of Commercial Law Department of International Jurisprudence Department of Private Law Department of Public Law
Faculty of Art This faculty consists of five departments, which include:
Department of English and Performing Arts Department of Religious Studies Department of History and Diplomatic Studies Department of Nigerian and Foreign Languages Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences This faculty consists of six department, which include:
Department of Accounting Department of Business Administration Department of Transport Management Department of Banking and Finance Department of Taxation Department of Public Administration
Faculty of Social Sciences This faculty consists of seven departments, which include:
Department of Sociology Department of Economics Department of Geography Department of Political Sciences Department of Psychology Department of Library and Information Science Department of Mass Communication
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences This faculty consists of seven departments, which includes:
Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Department of Chemical Pathology Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology Department of Morbid Anatomy Histopathology Department of Physiology Department of Anatomy
Faculty of Clinical Sciences This faculty consists of seven departments, which includes:
Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care Department of Medicine Department of Anaesthesia Department of Surgery Department of Radiology Department of Paediatrics Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Faculty of Pharmacy This faculty consists of five departments and includes:
Department of Pharmacy/Biopharmacy Department of Pharmacology Department of Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Technology Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Sciences This faculty consists of six departments and includes:
Department of Computer Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Department of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Urban and Regional Planning Department of Architecture
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences This faculty consists of three departments, which includes:
Department of Crop Production Department of Animal Production Department of Home and Hotel Management
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