Type Public Students about 2,500. Founded 2011 | Established 2011 Colours Green, White and Gold | |
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Kayode Soremekun Location Aare Afao Road, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria Motto INNOVATION AND CHARACTER FOR NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION Similar Federal University of Techno, University of Ilorin, Ekiti State University, Rivers State University, Delta State University - Abraka | ||
Federal University Oye Ekiti is a government-owned and -operated Nigerian university. The university is in the ancient city of Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 2011 as the Federal University Oye Ekiti by the federal government of Nigeria, led by President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Academics
Federal University Oye Ekiti offers undergraduate programmes in fields of specialization spanning agriculture arts and humanities, the social sciences, engineering and pure sciences.
The university has 5 faculties
The Federal University Oye-Ekiti is a Federal University of Nigeria poised to take education to the next level not only in sub-saharan Africa but indeed to the rest of the world. Established in 2011, offers students from all backgrounds degrees in Agriculture, Engineering Social Sciences and Sciences as well as Arts/Humanities. The school had their first graduating set in 2016
Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) was one of the nine Federal Universities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria, pursuant to an executive order made by the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR. Federal University Oye-Ekiti, whose pioneer Vice Chancellor, was Professor Chinedu Ostadinma Nebo, OON, and the present Vice Chancellor Professor Kayode Soremekun who was recently appointed by the current President, has two campuses at Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti and 5 Faculties and 30 Departments, namely:
• The Faculty of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Extension, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Soil Science, Animal Science, Crop Production and Horticulture, Food Science Technology, Water Resources and Agrometerology)
• The Faculty of Engineering (Agricultural and Bio-Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Material and Metallurgical Engineering)
• The Faculty of Social Sciences (Demography and Social Statistics, Economics and Development Studies, Psychology, Sociology)
• The Faculty of Arts/Humanities (English and Literary Studies, Theatre and Media Arts)
• The Faculty of Science (Animal and Environmental Biology, Biochemistry, Geology, Computer Science, Geophysics, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Plant Science and Biotechnology)
Staff
The first vice-chancellor of the new university was Prof. Chinedu Nebo and the current vice-chancellor is Professor Kayode Soremekun.
