OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) could be a central in hand and operated Nigerian university. The university is within the ancient town of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was based in 1961 and categories commenced in Gregorian calendar month 1962 because the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Federal Republic of Nigeria, crystal rectifier by late chief prophet Ladoke Akintola, and was renamed Obafemi Awolowo University on twelve might 1987 in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987),

 History

The decision to ascertain the University of Ife (popularly spoken as "Great Ife" by the ruling Action cluster party of the Western Region of Federal Republic of Nigeria was in protest at the recommendations of the Ashby commission. the primary Nigerian university was established in 1948 at Ibadan, within the western region as associate degree external faculty of the university of London. However, the requirements of Federal Republic of Nigeria (then a British colony) way outstripped the productivity of the sole university. particularly the University faculty at Ibadan had no college of engineering or technology, no school of law, no pharmacy faculty or management coaching talents. The Ashby commission, discovered by a people, was to review tertiary education desires of the soon-to-be-independent nation of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In 1959, the Ashby commission counseled extra (regional) universities within the northern and jap regions of Federal Republic of Nigeria and another federal university within the city territory, however none within the additional educationally advanced western region that had a 'free and universal primary education' program. the govt. of the western region failed to need to consider the federal universities or those of different regions to admit its various Gymnasium leavers. The protest of the muse of the university at Ife wasn't solely in rebuttal to the perceived politicization of upper education opportunities in Federal Republic of Nigeria additionally the} western region however was also designed to fill the gaps within the hands desires.
First premier of the Western Region of Federal Republic of Nigeria, whose inspiration the university was.

The University started with 5 schools Agriculture, Arts, political economy and Social Studies (now Social Sciences), Law and Sciences. Eight different schools have since been supplemental, specifically the schools, of Education established on one Gregorian calendar month 1967), the college of Pharmacy (established on one Gregorian calendar month 1970), the college of Administration that replaces the previous institute of Administration (with impact from one Gregorian calendar month 1979) and also the college of Environmental style and Management (established in Gregorian calendar month 1982). the college of Health Science (established on one Gregorian calendar month 1970) is currently a school, created from 3 schools, specifically the schools of Basic Medical Sciences. Ife started the primary college of Pharmacy in geographical region, 1st|the primary} Department of Chemical Engineering and also the first natural philosophy part additionally to applied science. Its {medical faculty|school of medicine|graduate school|grad school} started with associate degree integrated syllabus and community orientation (which was later adopted by the globe Health Organization) and a mandatory baccalaureate (BSc honours) before entrance to the clinical school, however this was later jettisoned.

On ten July 1999 members of the Black Axe Confraternity dead the secretary-general of the students' union, Saint George Iwilade, {and several|and a number of different|and several other} other student activists within the Obafemi Awolowo University massacre. The Education Minister Tunde Adeniran issued a press release acknowledging information of the incident which the ministry can treat the case with "utmost concern".

Academics

Obafemi Awolowo University offers collegian and post-graduate programmes in fields of specialization spanning the humanities, the arts, the natural sciences, the social sciences, the medical sciences, engineering and technology.

The university has thirteen schools and 2 schools — the Postgraduate faculty and also the faculty of Health Sciences — administered in additional than sixty departments. it absolutely was antecedently related to Loma Linda University in American state, USA. Ever since the institution of OAU, a complete of eighty two departments have emerged with various courses offered. Below is that the list of departments:

• African Languages and Literature,
• Agricultural political economy,
• Agricultural Engineering,
• Agricultural Extension and Rural social science,
• Anaesthesia,
• Anatomy and Cell Biology,
• Animal Science,
• Archeology,
• Architecture,
• Biochemistry,
• Botany,
• Building,
• Business Law,
• Chemical Engineering,
• Chemical Pathology,
• Chemistry,
• Civil Engineering,
• Community Health and Nutrition

Staff 

The first vice-chancellor of the new university was faculty member Oladele Ajose (MD, PhD) a city University graduate and Nigeria's 1st faculty member of public health recruited from the University of Ibadan. He served from 1962 to 1966, till political upheavals and military coups crystal rectifier him to get replaced. The second vice-chancellor was faculty member H. A. Oluwasanmi, WHO served from 1966 to 1975. The recently appointed vice-chancellor is faculty member Idowu Bamitale Omole, a faculty member of diplomacy, appointment taking impact from twenty four Gregorian calendar month 2011 and his tenure expiring in 2016.

It has created among its employees, a Nobel Laureate, six Federal Republic of Nigerian National benefit Award Winners and has pioneered urinary organ transplant in Nigeria through its medical employees.

Nigeria's solely philanthropist prize-winner (in literature) and also the 1st African laureate, Wole Soyinka, served as faculty member of literary study at the University of Ife from 1975 to 1999. At the shut of last millennium, he was appointed associate degree retired faculty member of Dramatic Arts at the university.Stephen Adebanji Akintoye served as Director of the Institute of African Studies from 1974 to 1977.

Campus and student life

The saying of the university is "For learning and culture". However, as a result of the rigorous and exacting educational standards, students[who?] have parodied this saying to "For learning and torture".
In terms of analysis productivity, Ife is hierarchical  because the most efficient university in Federal Republic of Nigeria by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and by Shanghai University world rankings because it relates to continent. Ife has attracted young Nigerian students as a result of, for an extended time, it had no lower ordinance for admission.

Enrollment is over twenty,000 for undergraduates and six,000 for graduate studies. the foremost halls of collegian residences for males area unit Fajuyi, Awolowo, African nation and E.T.F. For women, halls of residence area unit Moremi, Ladoke Akintola, Alumni and Mocambique. Muritala Muhammed Hall is for postgraduates.

The university is invested with modernist design - the field layout and buildings were designed by Israeli designer Arieh Sharon. the first style and design area unit delineated  thoroughly on the Arieh Sharon Foundation computer and Arieh Sharon Foundation Archive. The field has an eye catching landscape designed on concerning five,000 acres (20 km2) of a complete of thirteen,000 acres (53 km2) of the land in hand by the university.
The student body is pictured by the Students' Union of Obafemi Awolowo University.

Halls of Residence

Ile-Ife field is made on concerning five,000 acres (20 km2) of a complete of thirteen,000 acres (53 km2) university in hand land. Its halls of residence include:

• Awolowo Hall
• Angola Hall
• Alumni Hall
• ETF Hall
• Fajuyi Hall
• Ladoke Akintola Hall
• Moremi Hall
• Mozambique Hall
• Murtala Muhammed Hall

The Male halls area unit Awolowo hall, African nation hall, ETF hall and Fajuyi hall. the feminine halls area unit Alumni hall, Ladoke Akintola hall, Moremi hall, Mocambique hall. The postgraduate hall, Murtala Muhammed hall could be a mixed hall. 

Sports

The Sports Centre, conspicuously situated within the central field provides indoor and out-door sports like Ping-Pong, badminton, soccer, cricket, judo, track and field events that encourage employees and students to stay work physically. The centre is provided with ultra-modern facilities and also the students participate in competitive sports like the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), West African University’s Games(WAUG. There also are recreational facilities as well as court, Ping-Pong etc. in every of the halls of residence. The employees Club, with its pool is out there for registered employees members and their guests. The University incorporates a vivacious sports culture greatly actuated by associate degree expansive sports center that has hosted three editions of Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) championships in 1970, 1984 and 2013. The sports center is provided with associate degree IAAD-compliant pool, material track, court, court, court, hockey pitch, 2 soccer pitches(including one with a lined pavilion), gymnasium and an enclosed utile sports court.

Library

The Central Library, called male monarch Oluwasanmi Library consists of 2 multi-storey wings strategically situated within the heart of the field. it's a spaciousness of two,500 with the provision of net access to books and journals. it's a facility for the publications of the international organisation and its Agencies as well as UN agency, International Labor Organization and ECA. The Library assortment includes over three hundred,000 titles and 762,000 volumes of monographs, government publications, theses and audio-visual material, additionally to the subscription of over one,000 journals in onerous format. The Library assortment is formed simply accessible to users through on-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC), because the library’s circulation services area unit totally computerized. 297,352 records are regenerate to electronic format in addition because the conversion of its newspaper assortment by on-line Computers Library Corporation INC. (OCLC) of Ohio, USA. 

Information Technology and Communications Unit

OAU incorporates a well-developed info and Communication Technology (ICT) system with its own V-SAT access to the web and a awfully economical computer network. just about each building within the central field is connected and cybercafés area unit obtainable in several components of the field. the web access information measure has been exaggerated from 39Mbit/s as at Gregorian calendar month 2011 to 183Mbit/s. the rise additionally crystal rectifier to the growth of the web facilities to any or all the halls of residence on field. INTECU is entirely liable for developing Obafemi Awolowo University into Nigeria's leading ICT University with a field wide network consisting of a frequently increasing fibre optic backbone twenty three Intra-Networked subnets and wireless access clouds (WiFi) distributed across what's considered one in every of the foremost stunning estates within the world. 

Medical and health facilities

Medical and Health Services The Medical and Health Centre, with its medical doctors, nurses and medical health care employees could be a primary health care centre, that provides comprehensive primary health care services to the community, ensures environmental health care, immunises kids and adults and provides health education services on demand. It operates a 24-hour service and has sixteen bed areas for admitting patients. The Health Centre is split into 9 practical units, namely, Medical Consultation Unit, Nursing Unit, Maternity Unit, Pharmacy Unit, Environmental Health Unit, Laboratory Unit, Radiology Unit, Records Unit, Central Administration Unit and Driving Unit. The National insurance theme (NHIS) and also the Tertiary establishment insurance theme (TISHIP) is totally operational at the Health Centre.