Federal University, Otuoke
FUO | |
Motto | Knowledge, Excellence, Service |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2011 (2011) |
Affiliation | NUC |
Chairman | Sidi Bage Muhammad |
Chancellor | Tunde Samuel |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Charles Teddy Adias |
Academic staff | 650 |
Administrative staff | 300 |
Students | 11,040 (2021) |
Location | Otuoke , Bayelsa State , Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
The Federal University Otuoke[1] is a Federal Government-owned University sited in Otuoke, a town in Ogbia local government area[2] of Bayelsa State,[3] Southern Nigeria.[4][5] The university is one of the nine new Federal Universities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria[6][7] in February 2011 under the administration of president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan.[8][9] Federal University Otuoke is sited in the heart of the oil-rich[10] Niger-Delta Region of Bayelsa State.[11] The university was established in 2011 and started with 282 pioneer students.[12] The university has six (6) faculties and offers degree courses at undergraduate levels.[13] and Post Graduate Levels - offering Post Graduate Diploma, Masters, and Doctorate Degrees.
The undergraduate courses are in the Faculties of Science, Management Science,[14]Social Science and Humanities,[15] Education, Engineering and Technology. The university is a Partner of Sustainable Public Procurement.[16] In November 2020, Prof. Teddy Charles Adias was appointed Vice Chancellor of the university[17]
The University Library Archived 2023-09-25 at the Wayback Machine headed by Professor Felicia Edu-uwem Etim, the University Librarian, is made up of a Central Library, E-Library (Bruce Powell E-Library), Post-Graduate School Library, and Faculty Libraries spread across the six Faculties.
Role in the one planet network
The university is a Partner of Sustainable Public Procurement.[18]
Faculties and departments
source:[19]
Faculty | Departments |
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Management Sciences |
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Social Sciences |
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Education |
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Expulsion of students involved in examination malpractice
On Thursday, March 28, 2019, FUOTUOKE expelled 12 students who were involved in cultism and examination malpractice. At the time of the expulsion, five of the students were 200 level while the other seven students were in 300 level.[20][21][22] Also, on the 6th of December 2019, twenty nine students were expelled for their alleged involvement in cultism and examination malpractices.[23]
Library
The faculty libraries and Bruce Powell E-Library can accommodate 1,500 people in seats. The main library which is the Central Library of the University was opened at the establishment of the Federal University Otuoke in 2012 through a decree of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Central Library is the centre of library services where the Technical Services (Acquisition, Cataloguing and Classification), the Reading Halls – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Science and Technology; Reference and Serial Collection, Theses and Dissertation, and University and Government Documents are located. The University Bookshop and Library Bindery are also located in the building. The electronic library is located in the Bruce Powell building. The KOHA, eGranary E-resource, and Information Literacy Laboratory are housed in this facility. It has workstations with access to different databases (both subscribed and open access). One can access both open access and subscribed databases.
The Federal University Otuoke Library uses an Integrated Information Network and is connected by a Local Area Network to the Central Library, Bruce Powell e-Library, and all faculty libraries.[24]
See also
References
- ^ "Federal University, Otuoke (fuotuoke)| School Fees, Courses & Admission info". universitycompass.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Ogbia Local Government Area". www.finelib.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "What You Don't Know About Otuoke". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-05-10. Archived from the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Dele Sobowale (23 April 2015). "Federal University of Otuoke, FUO, after Gej's Presidency (1)". Vanguard. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "home". FUOTUOKE. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "Nigeria | History, Population, Flag, Map, Languages, Capital, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Federal University Otuoke School Fees". PrepsNG Scholars. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "About FU Otuoke | Federal University Otuoke". fuotuoke.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Federal University, Otuoke | Academic Influence". academicinfluence.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "home". FUOTUOKE. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Federal University Otuoke Cut Off Marks". PrepsNG. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "management science | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "What Are the Humanities? | BestColleges". www.bestcolleges.com. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Federal University Otuoke | One Planet Network". www.oneplanetnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-12.
- ^ Online, Tribune (2020-11-26). "FG appoints new VC for Otuoke university". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Federal University Otuoke | One Planet Network". www.oneplanetnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Courses Offered in Federal University Otuoke". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "FUOTUOKE Expels 12 Students over Exam Malpractice". 2 April 2019.
- ^ Lucky, Ajidoku (2019-04-03). "FUOtuoke Expels 12 Students Over Examination Malpractice". Nigerian Scholars. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Details Of Expelled Students | Federal University Otuoke". fuotuoke.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Otuoke University expels 29 students over cultism, exam malpractice". Tribune Online. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Daniel, James O (2004-03-15). "Virtual Library for Nigerian Libraries". Nigerian Libraries. 36 (2). doi:10.4314/jnla.v36i2.26568. ISSN 0029-0122.
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