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The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State, Nigeria was established and approved by the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008.
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The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector.
The National Universities Commission(NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute Effurun and FUPRE until it moved to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro, Uvwie Local Government Area in 2010.
Administrative structure
The administrative structure of the university consists of:
Programmes
The institution presently has six colleges:
The College of Science and College of Technology has started running courses for its academic session while the College of Management Sciences will commence at a later date.
Departments and courses
The main focus is petroleum engineering and technology related courses such as: