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Type
  
Public

Administrative staff
  
1000

Founded
  
1980

Established
  
1980

Undergraduates
  
10,000

Phone
  
+234 816 280 5550

Chancellor
  
His Majesty Alaiyeluwa Oba (Dr.) Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe Aladesanmi, III (CON), JP (Ewi of Ado-Ekiti)

Vice-Chancellor
  
Professor Abdulrahman Saminu Ibrahim

Address
  
Ahmadu Bello Way, Bauchi, Nigeria

Motto
  
"Doctrina mater artium"; (Education is the mother of the practical arts)

Similar
  
Ahmadu Bello University, Bayero University Kano, Modibbo Adama University, University of Jos, University of Maiduguri

'Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University' (ATBU) is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. The university is named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The motto of the university is "Doctrina Mater Artium", which means "Education is the mother of the practical arts".

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The university was established in 1980 as the Federal University of Technology, Bauchi. The institution's first students were admitted in October 1981 for pre-degree and remedial programmes while the degree courses of the School of Science and Science Education began in October 1982. On 1 October 1984, the university was merged with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria with a change of name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Ahmadu Bello University, Bauchi campus. The university regained its autonomous status in 1988 following a general demerger of such institutions. This was followed by a change of name to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.

The academic pattern of the university was formulated in 1980 after consultation with subject experts from Nigeria, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The curriculum adopted was applied in nature, as suited a technologically based institution, and this theme is maintained in all the units of the university.

The university offers degrees through six schools: the School of Engineering, Science, Environmental Technology, Agriculture, Management Technology and the School of Technology Education. It offers entry level bachelor's degrees and both Masters and Doctorate degrees. Each school is headed by a Dean who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor is the executive head of the university. The Vice Chancellor is appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria on recommendation by the Governing Council of the University.

Administration

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University has a chancellor as the ceremonial head of the university, while the Vice-chancellor is the chief executive and academic officer of the university. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a 5-year, non-renewable term. The 7th and current vice-chancellor, Professor Abdulrahman Saminu Ibrahim.

Since inception the University has been managed by the following Chief Executives:

Currently, the university has over 30 Academic Departments, 6 Faculties, 8 Directorates and 7 Centers, with an undergraduate students’ population of over 10,000. A college of Medical Science has been established in the University and has since taken off.

Faculties

The University Has the following Faculties:

College of medicine

The University has a college of medical Sciences that offers medicine health related courses

Academic Support Units

There are two directorates that provides academic support services to the university. These are:

1. Directorate for Remedial and Basic Satudies

2. General Studies Directorate

School of Postgraduate Studies

The School of Postgraduate Studies of ATBU is saddled with the following responsibility

  • Coordinating all the postgraduate programme of studies in the University, such as postgraduate planning, admission, registration and examination.
  • Maintenance of postgraduate academic standards, and
  • Monitoring and evaluating the progress of postgraduate studies in the University and submission of an annual report to Senate.
  • References

    Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Wikipedia


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