Motto | Latin: Scientia Liberatio Populorum |
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Motto in English | "Knowledge for the Liberation of the People" |
Type | Public |
Established | 1992 |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Tor Iorapuu |
Students | 32,000 (2015) |
Location | Makurdi , , |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Red |
Affiliations | Benue State University Teaching Hospital |
Website | www |
Benue State University is a state-owned university in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. In 2006, student enrollment was over 19,000 served by 7 faculties and 23 departments. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a catalogue of over 58 graduate programs across 9 colleges/faculties. [1] It is accredited by the National Universities Commission. The current Vice-chancellor of Benue State University is Professor Prof. Tor Iorapuu, who took over from Professor Msugh Moses Kembe on 3 November 2020. [2]
The university was founded in 1992 and served 306 students with 149 faculty. [1] The university was established by the state government to augment the specialized academic offerings of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi. In 1991, the state government formed a 13-member steering committee to plan for and obtain approval for the university. The university began offering classes for the 1992/1993 school year in four colleges: Arts, Education, Sciences, and Social Science. [3]
Benue State University has eight faculties (college-level) units:
Faculty of Administration
Accountancy/Accounting
Faculty of Arts And Humanities
French
Faculty of Education
Business Education
Education & Computer Science
Education & Mathematics
Education & Physics
Education And Biology
Education And Chemistry
Education And Chemistry
Education And Chemistry
Education And English Language
Education And Integrated Science
Educational Management
Educational Technology
Guidance & counseling
Home Economics And Education
Physical And Health Education
Pre-Primary And Primary Education
Vocational And Technical Education
Faculty of Engineering/Tech/Env
Urban And Regional Planning
Faculty of Law & Legal Studies
Civil Law
Law
Faculty of Med/Pharm/Health Sciences
Medicine And Surgery
Faculty of Sciences
Biological Science(s)
Environmental Management And Toxicology
Library And Information Science
Plant Science And Biotechnology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Economics
The university's library complex, University Library and Information Services (ULIS) comprises units in the College of Health Sciences and the faculties of Arts, Education, Environmental Sciences, Law, Science, and Social Sciences. Other unit libraries serve the departments of Chemistry and Mass Communications. This library system commenced operation from makeshift quarters at the inception of BSU in 1992. A new Central Library Complex, constructed with a grant from TETFund and designed to house 45,000 books and 3,000 students, was commissioned in August 2016. [4]
In 2015, the university's Department of Mass Communication started a radio station, BSU FM on 89.9 MHz. [5]
Athletic activities are handled by the Sports Unit. The university participates in the Nigerian University Games Association and has won silver and bronze medals at NUGA's Sports Fiesta. [6]
Facilities include a football field, basketball court, badminton court, volleyball court, and two tennis courts. [7]
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