University of Port Harcourt
Former names | University College, Port Harcourt[1] |
|---|---|
| Motto | For Enlightenment and Self-Reliance |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1975 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Ndokwa Lale |
| Students | 45,000–55,000[2] |
| Undergraduates | 44,500 |
| Postgraduates | 10,500 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and white[2] |
| Nickname | Uniport[3][4] |
| Website | www.uniport.edu.ng |
The University of Port Harcourt is a university in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. It was established in 1975[5] as University College, PorHarcourt and was given University status in 1977.[1] The University of Port Harcourt was ranked the sixth in Africa and the first in Nigeria by Times Higher Education (THE) in 2015.[1]
Faculties
The university originally had six schools in 1977:[3]
- School of Humanities
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Biological Sciences
- School of Chemical Sciences
- School of Physical Sciences
- School of Educational Studies
- School of Science Laboratory Technology
It changed from a school system to a faculty system in 1982.[3] The university now has twelve faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- College of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Natural and Applied Science
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Law
Notable alumni
- Andre Blaze, television personality
- M-Trill, rapper
- Emmanuel Agwoje, businessman
- Alex Otti, banker
- Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Rivers State and Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum
- Muma Gee, singer and actress
- Agbani Darego, former Miss World
- Timipre Sylva, former Executive Governor of Bayelsa State and one time member of Rivers State House of Assembly
- Rita Dominic, actress
- Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Franklin Erepamo Osaisai, a Nigerian Nuclear engineer, Energy scientist and former Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission
Faculty
- Kay Williamson, linguist specializing in the Ijaw languages
- C.E. Ekuma, Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics.
Affiliate Institutions
Below are a list of affiliate institutions of the University of Port Harcourt approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).[6]
- National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Gwagwalada, Abuja
- Methodists Theological institute, Umuahia
- Baptist College of Theology, Obinze, Owerri
See also
References
- ^ a b "University of Port Harcourt". Institutions. The Association of Commonwealth Universities. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "University of Port Harcourt". Review. 4 International Colleges & Universities. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "History of the University". Brief History. University of Port Harcourt. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Oruh, Nnaemeka (4 September 2008). "Revisiting the University of Port Harcourt 'Gang War'". Nigeria Matters. Nigerians in America. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ About Uniport
- ^ http://nuc.edu.ng/approved-affiliations/
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