Igbinedion University

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Igbinedion University, Okada
Igbinedion University library main entrance
MottoKnowledge & Excellence
TypePrivate
Established1999
ChancellorSir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion
Vice-ChancellorLawrence Ikechukwu Ezemonye
Location
Benin City
,
Edo
,
Nigeria

6°43′49″N 5°23′45″E / 6.7302189°N 5.3958046°E / 6.7302189; 5.3958046
CampusUrban
Websitewww.iuokada.edu.ng

Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO) is a privately owned university in Nigeria. It was founded and established on 10 May 1999, following the Certificate of approval by the Federal Government of Nigeria with the Certificate No. 001. Thus, Igbinedion University became the first licensed Private University in Nigeria and the foundation students arrived at Okada on Friday 15 October, 1999. The University is located at Okada, headquarters of Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Edo state.[1] The university was founded by Sir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion CFR, a philanthropist, and a Chief in Benin.[2] Both the graduate and undergraduate programmes of the University are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the relevant professional bodies.

Colleges

The university is made up of seven Colleges namely:[3]

  • Oba Erediauwa College of Law
  • Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade College of Health Sciences
  • Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II College of Natural and Applied Sciences
  • Sanusi Lamido Sanusi College of Business and Management Studies
  • Prof. Dora Akunyili College of Pharmacy
  • General Abdulsalami A. Abubakar College of Engineering
  • Goodluck Ebele Jonathan College of Arts and Social Sciences.

It also has an enrolment of over 5000 students across the seven colleges.

The University was headed by Late Professor Anthony Uyekpen Osagie who was appointed the first Substantive Vice-Chancellor who served from 29 October 1999 to 30 November 2003, and Professor Nduka Uraih served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor from 2000 till 2003 and as Acting Vice Chancellor from December,2003 to 11 September 2004. On 13 September 2004 Rev. Professor Eghosa Osaghae assumed duty as the second substantive Vice Chancellor till June 2018, Prof. Lawrence Ezemwonye assumed the office of the Vice-Chancellor[4] and hence Prof. Ezemwonye became the third vice-chancellor in the university's existence.

The University has recorded several landmark achievements including being the first Private University to produce medical doctors in Sub-Saharan Africa.[5]

The institution is devoted to developing and strengthening the academic programmes offered in the various colleges to meet international standards and preparing them for accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the federal agency that has responsibility for quality assurance and maintenance of standards, and the relevant national regulatory professional bodies. The latter bodies include the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN (Medicine), Council of Legal Education (Law), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN (Engineering), Computer Professional Council of Nigeria (Computer Science), and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN (Accounting). The accreditation of all the programmes including medicine, law, engineering and accounting by these bodies confirms the high quality of academic programmes offered by the university. Also, more than 60% of its first degree graduands yearly proceed for postgraduate studies abroad with a high success rate and commendation according to its Vice-Chancellor during the institution's convocation ceremony in November 2013.

Quite early in its life, and in line with its vision of being an internationally competitive university, IUO identified external linkages and networking with (older and mentoring-capable) universities and development partners as strategic to the realization of its goals. By March 2007, the university had established linkages with the University of Westminster (UK) in the areas of staff development, diplomatic studies and ICT and Howard University, USA (telemedicine and teleconferencing), and was finalizing an exchange programme with East Carolina University (USA) in the area of global development.[6] The university was admitted into full membership of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) based in Barcelona, Spain, the European Association for International Education, EAIE, and the Network Towards Unity for Health (Maastricht, the Netherlands) amongst other external affiliations. It was also part of the Consortium of Development Partnerships, CDP, a conglomerate of universities, research institutions, governments and development partners in North America, Europe and West Africa. IUO’s Centre for Presidential Studies coordinated and continues to coordinate Module 8 of the CDP’s project on Local Contexts of Conflict and Peace-building in West Africa which involves researchers from Ghana, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, the Netherlands and Nigeria.

Academic programmes

Faculty and departments

College Of Health Sciences

  • Medicine and Surgery
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Nursing Science

College of Pharmacy

College Of Engineering

College of Arts and Social Sciences

College Of Natural and Applied Sciences

College Of Business and Management Studies

  • Accounting
  • Banking and Finance
  • Business Administration

College Of Law

  • Law

Reputation

The University has produced over 10,000 graduates in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses since its inception in 1999 working at reputable firms within and outside Nigeria. It has also secured funding from various individuals and bodies like the Central Bank of Nigeria, which funded the construction of an ultra-modern library for the school and Air Marshall Paul Dike, former Chief of Air Staff who donated a complex.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "NUC gives full accreditation to Igbinedion varsity 11 programmes". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  2. ^ "Igbinedion University Okada - Nigeria". Igbinedion University Okada. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  3. ^ "IUO LIBRARY | Igbinedion University Okada". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  4. ^ "Ezemonye is Igbinedion University New VC – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ Nigerian Tribune Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "The CMS Grammar | PDF | Educational Institutions | Nigeria". Scribd. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  7. ^ "Igbinedion University | Academic Influence". academicinfluence.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  8. ^ "Gov Dankwambo bags PhD at Igbinedion Varsity". The Nation Nigeria. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Kingsley Kuku Biography, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Facts > Naija Gossip 247 » NGNews247". NGNews247. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  10. ^ "Damilola S. Olawuyi | Associate | Norton Rose Fulbright". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  11. ^ Ebatamehi, Sebastiane (2018-09-22). "Igbinedion University Graduate, Anita Ukah Wins Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN)". GLAMSQUAD MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  12. ^ "5 things to know about Sisi Yemmie". 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

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