Former names | University College Ibadan |
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Motto | "Recte Sapere Fons" (To think straight is the fount of knowledge). |
Type | Public |
Established | 1948 |
Chairman | Chief John Odigie Oyegun |
Chancellor | Saad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto |
Vice-Chancellor | Kayode Adebowale |
Students | 41,743 [1] |
Location | , , 7.4433° N, 3.9003° E |
Campus | Urban, Over 2,550 acres |
Colours | Indigo-blue and gold |
Website | www |
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. [2] It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network, the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political, industrial, economic and cultural development of Nigeria.
The history of the university is tied to the University of London. It was established in 1948 as the University College Ibadan (a college of the University of London), which supervised its academic programmes and awarded degrees until 1967. [3] [4] [5] The establishment came as a result of a recommendation from the Asquith and the Elliot Commissions on Higher Education in the then British colonies, that two University Colleges of the University of London be set up in Ghana [6] and Nigeria. [7] Before 1948, Yaba College had been founded in 1932 in Yaba, Lagos, as the first tertiary educational institute in Nigeria, focused primarily on providing post-secondary vocational education and teacher training to Africans.
However, the limited aims of Yaba College [8] and clamour by Nigerian nationalists for self-improvement and uninhibited education led to the establishment of University College Ibadan as the first degree-awarding institution in Nigeria in 1948. [9] Staff and students from Yaba Higher College were transferred to Ibadan to form the new University College Ibadan. [10]
Modelled after the British university system, Kenneth Mellanby was appointed in 1947 as its first principal, and he started the university college on 18 January 1948. [11] The sod of its permanent site was cut on 17 November 1948, and the date is now known as Founders' Day. The university's first buildings were designed by eminent modernist architects Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew. [12] Following the tropical modernist style, the 1950s construction comprised administrative blocks, residential colleges and academic facilities. [13]
Following Nigeria's independence in 1960 and the subsequent drive to domesticate several institutions, UCI became an established full-fledged independent university in early 1962 and thus, the name changed to University of Ibadan. [14]
In late 1963, on the university playing fields, with a celebration marked by talking drums, the Rt. Hon. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria, became the first Chancellor of this independent university. The first Nigerian vice-chancellor of the university was Kenneth Dike, after whom the university library is named. [15]
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
ARWU World [16] | 801-900 (2022) |
CWUR World [17] | 1172 (2022-2023) |
THE World [18] | 401–500 (2022) |
USNWR Global [19] | =425 (2022) |
Regional – Overall | |
THE Africa [20] | =6 (2022) |
USNWR Africa [21] | 7 (2022) |
National – Overall | |
ARWU National [16] | 1 (2022) |
CWUR National [17] | 1 (2022-23) |
THE National [22] | 1 (2022) |
National – Life sciences and medicine | |
USNWR Medical [23] | 158 (2022) |
The university consistently ranks as the best in Nigeria. [24]
The current principal members of the university administration are: [25]
Office | Holder |
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Visitor | Bola Tinubu |
Chancellor | Sultan Sa'adu Abubakar, 20th Sultan of Sokoto [26] |
Pro-Chancellor & Chairman | Chief John Odigie Oyegun |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) | Professor E.O. Ayoola |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Professor Aderonke M. Baiyeroju |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships) | Professor Oluyemisi A. Bamgbose |
The university is made up of 92 academic departments organized into 17 faculties, namely; Arts, Science, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Agriculture, the Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Technology, Law, Public Health, Dentistry, Economics and Management Sciences, all Renewable Natural Resources, Environmental Design and Management, and Multidisciplinary Studies. The Faculties of the Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Dentistry are organized as a College of Medicine. The university has other academic units, among which are: Institute of Child Health, Institute of Education, Institute of African Studies, Centre for Child Adolescent and Mental Health, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (IAMRAT), Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Centre for Drug Discovery, Development & Production (CDDDP) and Centre for Control & Prevention of Zoonosis (CCPZ). [27] The recently established Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), School of Business (UISB) and National Institute for Maternal, Child & Neonatal Health (NIMCNH) have commenced operation. [27]
The University of Ibadan has 15 halls of residence that provide accommodation for about 30% of the population of students in the regular studies mode. Some of the popular halls in the university include Lord Tedder Hall, Kenneth Mellanby Hall, Sultan Bello Hall, Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, Independence Hall, Tafawa Balewa Hall, Kuti Hall, Queen Idia Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Obafemi Awolowo Hall – which is the largest female hall in West Africa. The university has a total staff strength of 5,339 with 1,212 housing units for both senior and junior staff. [28] The university has residential and sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical and zoological gardens. [29]
AGRICULTURE [31]
1 Agronomy
2. Animal Science
3. Crop Protection and Environmental Biology
4. Agricultural Economics
5. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES
1 Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
2. Ecotourism and Wildlife Management
3. Forest Resources Management
4. Social and Environmental Forestry
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE [32]
1 Medicine and Surgery
2 Dentistry
3 Physiotherapy
4 Biochemistry
5 Physiology
6 Human Nutrition and Dietetics
7 Nursing Science
8 Medical Laboratory Science
PHARMACY [33]
1 Pharmacy
LAW [34]
Law
ARTS [35]
1 Arabic Language & Literature
2 Islamic Studies
3 Archaeology
4 Archaeology Combined:
[a] Archaeology with History
[b] Archaeology with Classics
[c] Archaeology with Religious Studies
5 Anthropology
6 Classics
7 Religious Studies
8 Communication & Language Arts
9 Linguistics and African Languages:
[a] Linguistics
[b] Yoruba
[c] Igbo
10 History
11 English Language & Literature
12 Philosophy
13 European Studies: [32]
[a] French
[b] Russian
[c] German
14 Theatre Arts
15 Music
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN MANAGEMENT
1 Architecture
2. Estate Management
3. Urban and Regional Planning
4. Quantity Surveying
ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
1 Economics
2. Accounting
VETERINARY MEDICINE [32]
1 Veterinary Medicine
TECHNOLOGY
1 Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
2 Civil Engineering
3 Industrial Production Engineering
4 Petroleum Engineering
5 Electrical & Electronics Engineering
6 Mechanical Engineering
7 Food Technology
8 Wood Products Engineering
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES [36]
1 Geography
2. Political Science
3. Psychology
4. Sociology
EDUCATION [37]
1 Adult Education
2 Educational Management
3 Teacher Education:
[a] Arts
[b] Social Sciences
[c] Science
[d] Pre-Primary Education
4 Special Education
5 Human Kinetics
6 Health Education
7 Guidance & Counselling
8 Library Studies
FACULTY OF SCIENCE [32]
1 [a] Archaeology Single Honours
[b] Archaeology Combined:
• With Geology
• With Geography
• With Zoology
• With Botany
2 Anthropology
3 Pure & Applied and Industrial Chemistry
4 Geography
5 Computer Science
6 Geology
7 Mathematics
8 Physics
9 Statistics
10 Zoology
11 Botany
12 Microbiology
In August 2011, Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i, the then Nigerian Minister of Education, announced that the University of Ibadan would host the Nigerian node of the Pan-African University, the Institute of Earth and Life Sciences. [38]
A major arm of the College of Medicine (which comprises the faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Dentistry and Public Health) is located about five kilometres from the main university, within the structure of The University College Hospital. The college has a dormitory, the Alexander Brown Hall for students who are in their clinical years of study. The college was created in August 1980. Some of the past provosts are Oluwole Akande, Isaac Folorunso Adewole, and Akinyinka Omigbodun. [39]
Below is a list of affiliate institutions of the University of Ibadan, approved by the National Universities Commission. [52] [53]
Among the notable structures in the university is the central Kenneth Dike Library (popularly called "KDL" by the students), located just beside the Faculty of Arts. The library, which has a large capacity for students, contains books relating to virtually all fields of knowledge both in and outside the university community. To ensure easy access, students are made to carry out their library registration in their first year of admission. [56]
The library is named after Professor Kenneth Dike, who was the first indigenous Principal and former Vice-Chancellor of the university. it was established out of the desires of the founding fathers and matriarch of the institution in order to cut a niche for research and sound teaching. [57] Today, the library is ranked favourably among other [ spelling? ] libraries in the Commonwealth of nations. [58]
The library contains 700,000 volumes of information and more than 1,250 seats for readers. It is open to all senior staff, students of the institution, senior staff of the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan as well as alumni of the university. The library will also admit any outsider with cogent reasons on provision of letter of introduction from a recognized university official (i.e. dean of a faculty, head of department from the visitor's school or director of an organization).
On 29 May 2017, the management of the school stopped academic activities for undergraduate students. This was as a result of the protest by the student union. The student body was in disagreement with the school authorities over their failure to issue identity cards to the students and the outlaw on some electrical appliances. [59] On 9 June, it was announced that school will be reopened on 20 June. [60] The school resumed activities on 2 July. [61]
The vice chancellors since 1947 include: [62]
The university has educated many notable alumni, including a Nobel Laureate in Literature, eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, business icons, philosophers, writers, monarchs, countless technocrats, recipients of the Nigerian National Order of Merit and fellows of the various learned academies. [63] In September 2016, it became the first Nigerian university to make the top 1,000 in Times Higher Education rankings. Prior to that, it had always made the top 10 African Universities in Webometrics Rankings. [64] [65] UI is currently ranked No. 1 in Nigeria and 1,196 in the world according to Webometrics. [66]
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Cyril Agodi Onwumechili was a Nigerian physicist, academic administrator, and professor of geophysics at the University of Ibadan and later University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was the fourth Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife from January 1979 to December 1982 and the former President/Vice Chancellor of the Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria, from January 1983 to December 1986. He delivered the Ahiajoku lecture on 20 November 2000. He was the first Nigerian geophysicist and the second president of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He was elected as president of the Academy in 1979 to succeed Professor Victor Adenuga Oyenuga, the first emeritus professor of the University of Ibadan and the first African professor of Agricultural science.
Akinyinka Omigbodun is a Nigerian professor of Gynecology, Obstetrics and former provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He once served as president of the West African College of Surgeons and chair of the management board of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA).
Isaac Folorunso AdewoleFAS is a Nigerian professor of gynaecology and obstetrics. He was minister of health of Nigeria from November 2015 to May 2019 under the Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, and president of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer.
Abel Idowu OlayinkaFAS is a Nigerian professor of applied geophysics. He is a former deputy vice chancellor and former vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He is also the president of the West African Research and Innovation Management Association.
Chinedum Peace BabalolaFAS, FAAS is a Nigerian Professor of Pharmaceutical chemistry and Pharmacokinetics. She is the first female Professor of Pharmacy in the University of Ibadan, FAS and FAAS and the second female Nigerian FAAS. She is the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Chrisland University, Nigeria.
Christopher Bankole Ndubisi Ogbogbo is a native of Delta State, born 10 October 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a Nigerian lawyer and professor of history. He is a former head of the University of Ibadan's Department of History, and the former President of the Historical Society of Nigeria.
Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo is a Nigerian professor of veterinary public health and preventive medicine at the University of Ibadan. Olanike was appointed by the Oyo State Government Under Engr. Seyi Makinde as the Secretary to the State Government on 25 July 2023.
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba is a Nigerian Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology who served as the 14th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He succeeded Bath Okolo who was the 13th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria. After his tenure, he handed over to the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe. Ozumba served as the provost of the college of medicine of the same university between the years 2004 and 2008. The University of Nigeria became the first university in Nigeria to assemble laptops when he was appointed Vice Chancellor and the university opened its first indigenous University Laptop Assembly Complex. The first batch of laptops bearing the Lion brand were released. UNN also founded the Lion Science Park, Nigeria's first university-based science park. A gasification plant was constructed to create synthetic gas from organic solid materials for use in the production of electric power and other uses for the University of Nigeria community. During his tenure also, the University of Nigeria held the first position amongst Nigerian universities in the Webometrics University Ranking for more than three times in Google Scholar citation profiles.
Rashid Adewumi Aderinoye from Ifetedo, Osun State, is a Nigerian professor of literacy and open distance learning. He is a former Deputy Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE). He was a former head of the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Kenneth Dike Library was founded in 1948 as part of the University of Ibadan academic community. It has over two million academic materials such as books, theses and journals.
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