Type Public Doctoral students 310 Campus Rural/suburban Motto Excellence and Service Undergraduates 18,940 | Established 1981 Location Uturu, Abia, Nigeria Founded 1981 Number of students 20,389 Postgraduates 1,139 | |
Vice-Chancellor Professor Uchenna Eleazer Ikonne Address Okigwe Rd, Okigwe 441107, Nigeria Notable alumni Orji Uzor Kalu, John Godson, Paschal Eze, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike Similar Enugu State University, Imo State University, Rivers State University, University of Port Harcourt, Nnamdi Azikiwe University | ||
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Abia State University is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers, and have helped talented students to obtain higher education.
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- Academics
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The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former Imo State under the name of Imo State University, Uturu, Okigwe. The university was established by Sam Mbakwe when he was Governor of old Imo State. Following the creation of Abia State in 1991, the Uturu campus of the University was ceded to Abia State, and is now known as Abia State University Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. The university is organized in colleges and schools having been founded on the same collegiate system operated by University of Nebraska.
Abia State University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees. It has two campuses, its main campus in Uturu, and the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine housed by the campus in Umuahia, Abia State capital.
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Academics
The university offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs across ten colleges: