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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Oluwole Sikiru Banjo |
| Location | Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State , Nigeria |
| Website | website |
The Tai Solarin University of Education is a state university of education in Nigeria. It was established in 2005. [1] It is located in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. [2]
The university was named after the Nigerian educational administrator and human rights activist Tai Solarin (1922–1994). It is the 76th approved university in Nigeria by the National Universities Commission [3] The Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED, pronounced TARSUD), was proclaimed a full-fledged university (and a transformation of the erstwhile Tai Solarin College of Education, established January 1978, on 29 January 2005 by the administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The Nation’s Premier University of Education.
TASUED was officially approved as a university by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday, 28 November, 2005. It is a citadel of learning dedicated to the production of competent professional educators and teachers who have immense knowledge of their chosen subjects/disciplines of study and the requisite pedagogical skills of subject delivery. The university is unique in that, from inception, it incorporated a four-year mandatory vocational and entrepreneurial study into the curriculum of its B.Ed., B.Sc. (Ed.), B.Sc., and B.A. (Ed.) programs such that students are awarded two certificates at graduation, one in their chosen course of study and the other a proficiency certificate in the vocational and entrepreneurial study. Furthermore, in a sequel to the NUC Resource Assessment exercise in April 2019, the Commission, in addition to the existing programs (undergraduate and postgraduate), granted the university the approval to establish some postgraduate programs and the full-time mode of some undergraduate programs. In all, 59 programs were newly approved: 33 PhD programs, 13 M.A., M.Sc., M.A.(Ed.), and M.Sc.(Ed.) programs, and 13 B.A. and B.Sc. programs.
The Vice Chancellors of the University since its founding are as follows: [4] [5]
The university has six colleges for its undergraduate programmes and the postgraduate college.
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The university has halls and auditoriums such as the Otunba Gbenga Daniel Auditorium, University (e-learning) Block, Alex O. Onabanjo Complex, CEPEP building, the Science Complex, and the Lecture Theatre. It also has halls of residence (hostels) for students. [7] Students also reside in hostels built by the residents of the local communities, such as Ijagun, Ijele, Imaweje, Ososa and Ijebu Ode. Mosun Filani and Tobi Oyinlola are notable alumni of the university.
A new government came to power in Ogun State in 2011 led by Senator Ibikunle Amosun and attempted to scrap TASUED. Students of the institution rose against the decision and formed the #OccupyTASUED campaign.
On February 14, 2012, on one of their trips to the state house in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the bus conveying TASUED supporters got its tyre punctured and rolled over twice. The accident inflicted injuries on many and eventually caused the death of Olatunji Fashina aka Humble TeeJay. Layemi, Azeez Agboola (Olofin), Ishola Adebayo Crown, Owoblow, Tola Ben, and a few others were also on the bus that was involved in the accident.
Today, Tunji Fashina is being honoured as a hero of the successful struggle because he paid a huge price with his life. The Students Union Government (SUG) building was named after him. [8]
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