Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) is a Nigerian public university. It is one of the state owned universities in

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. These state

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institutions were created to expand admissions and bring

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skills, expertise and modern

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facilities close to the

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and

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dwellers, and have helped talented

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s to obtain

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. The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former

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under the name of

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, Etiti. The university was established by

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when he was governor of old Imo State. The main campus was located at Etiti, Imo State, while the Law Department was located in a separate Campus at Aba. Between 1984 and 1985 under the military governorship of General

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, the university moved to its permanent site at Uturu Okigwe. Following the creation of

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in 1991, the Uturu campus of the university was ceded to

, and is now known as Abia State University Uturu,

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Local Government Area,

, Nigeria. The university is organized in colleges and schools having been founded on the same collegiate system that

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operates. Studies at Abia State University include:

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, graduate and

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s. It has two campuses- its main campus in

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; and the College of Law, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine housed by the campus in

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, capital of Abia State, Nigeria.

Academics

Abia State University offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs across ten colleges. * College of Humanities and Social Sciences * College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine * College of Biological and Physical Sciences * College of Business Administration * College of Education * College of Engineering and Environmental Studies * College of Law * College of Medicine and Health Sciences * College of Optometry * College of Postgraduate Studies

Centres, directorates and institutes

The following are centres, directorates and Institutes within Abia State University; * Centre For Entrepreneurial Education * Student Affairs Department * Counseling Centre * Centre for Primary and Non-Formal Education * General Studies * Centre for Igbo Studies * Academic Planning * SIWES * Sandwich Programme * Centre for Remedial Studies * University Examination Centre * Business Resource Centre * * Institute for Distance Education (IDEA) * Institute for Computer Studies * Consultancies, Linkages & Revenue Mobilization * Institute of Arts & Sciences * Centre for Quality Assurance

Notes

References

* Emmanuel, Korieocha. ''Imo State: A pictogram of Leadership Mongolism'' 200

* The Association of Commonwealth Universities. ''Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria'

External links

ABSU website

WHED: World Higher Education Database: Collaboration with UNESCO and IAU: International Association of Universities: Abia State University

Abia State University: Association of Commonwealth Universities Listing

National Universities Commission
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