Type Public Students 14,000 Address Jos, Nigeria Total enrollment 35,143 (2010) Motto Discipline and Dedication | Established 1975 Nickname UNIJOS Founded 1975 Phone +234 73 290 596 | |
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sebastian Seddi Maimako Location Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria Undergraduate tuition and fees International tuition: 110,000 NGN (2010) Nominations Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award for Best Campus Radio Station Notable alumni Helon Habila, Audu Maikori, Isa Yuguda, Clement Adebamowo, Kayode Ajulo Similar Ahmadu Bello University, University of Abuja, Bayero University Kano, University of Maiduguri, University of Ilorin | ||
University of jos
The University of Jos (UNIJOS), abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. The school offers courses in Agriculture, Arts, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Management Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Social Sciences, as well as Veterinary Medicine.
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History
What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 as a satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. The first students were admitted in January 1972 as pre-degree students with the first Bachelor of Arts degree program begun in October 1973. In October 1975, then military government under General Murtala Mohammed established the Unijos as a separate institution. The first Vice-Chancellor of the Unijos was Professor Gilbert Onuaguluchi. Classes began at the newly reorganized University of Jos in October 1976 with 575 students spread over the existing four faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Natural Sciences and Medical Sciences. Post-graduate programs were added in 1977. By 1978 Faculties of Law and Environmental Sciences were established and the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences were separated.
In 2003, the Carnegie Corporation of New York gave Unijos a US $2 million grant to form its own fundraising department.
Notable scholars
Notable scholars associated with the university include: