Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a state government owned and operated Nigerian university. The university is located in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

History

Adekunle Ajasin University was first established as Obafemi Awolowo University in March 1982 by the government of the old Ondo State, headed by the late Chief

Michael Adekunle Ajasin Michael Adekunle Ajasin (28 November 1908 – 3 October 1997) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ondo State from October 1979 to October 1983 on the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) platform during the Nigerian Second Republic. B ...

. The immediately succeeding

military government A military government is generally any form of government that is administered by military forces, whether or not this government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue, and whether this government is formed by natives or by an occup ...

of Navy Commodore

Michael Bamidele Otiko Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko (18 April 1934 – 25 December 1999) was the first director of naval education in Nigeria, and later was appointed Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. Otiko was director of naval education from January 1975 to Decem ...

changed its name to

Ondo State University Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a state government owned and operated List of Nigerian universities, Nigerian university. The university is located in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. History Adekunle Ajasin University ...

in 1985. Its relocation to Akungba Akoko in the new Ondo State became imperative in 1999, following the creation of a new state out of the old Ondo three years earlier in October 1996. The bill backing the relocation was signed into law by the then Governor of the State, Chief Adebayo Adefarati, in November 1999, and that prompted the movement of a crop of workers from the old site in Ado-Ekiti to Akungba Akoko on 1 December 1999. The bill for yet another name change, this time to Adekunle Ajasin University, in order to immortalise the late Governor Ajasin, was signed into law by Governor Adefarati in 2004 following the demise of the former. The amended and subsisting statute of the university was signed into law in November 2007 by yet another governor, the former Governor Olusegun Agagu. In these circumstances, it can rightly be said that while the history of AAUA started in 1982, its relocation on 5 November 1999 marked the beginning of the second phase of its history now in its present location, Akungba Akoko.

Academics

Adekunle Ajasin University offers undergraduate and post-graduate as well as Pre-degree, JUPEB programmes in fields of specialization ranging from Science, Arts, Education, Law, Social and Management sciences,

Agricultural science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Profession ...

Environmental Design and Management A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

. The university has seven (7) faculties Below is the list o
departments
*

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

Adult Education Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralp ...

* Architecture * Arts Education * Animal and Environmental Biology * Agricultural Economics and Extension *

Agronomy Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy has come to include research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and ...

* Animal Science * Banking and Finance * Biochemistry *

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

* Chemical Sciences * Computer Science * Commercial and Industrial Law * Criminology and Security Studies * Science Education * Economics * Educational Management *

English Studies English studies (usually called simply English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries; it is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which ...

* Earth Sciences * Estate Management * Forestry and Wildlife Management * Fisheries and Aquaculture * Geography and Planning Science * Guidance and Counselling * History and International Studies * Human Kinetics and Health Education * Industrial Chemistry * International Law * Jurisprudence and International Law * Linguistics and Languages * Mathematic Sciences *

Mass Communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

Performing Arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

* Physics and Electronics * Physical and Health Education * Plant Science and Biotechnology *

Political Science and Public Administration Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

Private and Property Law Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

Public Law Public law is the part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct ...

Pure and Applied Psychology Pure may refer to: Computing * A pure function * A pure virtual function * PureSystems, a family of computer systems introduced by IBM in 2012 * Pure Software, a company founded in 1991 by Reed Hastings to support the Purify tool * Pure-FTPd, F ...

* Quantity Surveying *

Religion and African Culture Religion is usually defined as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, tran ...

* Science Education *

Social Science Education Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...

* Sociology * Urban and Regional Planning *

Vocational and Technical Education A vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. People can be given information about a new occupation through student orientation. Though now often used in non-religious co ...

Students' Union

The AAUA Students' Union (AAUASU) has a large population of over 20,000 students. In October 2021, the 6th e-voting President of the union, Comrade Ogunsanmi Kolade known as Multiple was inaugurated for the 2020–2021 session after the election on September 28, 2021. He became the first AAUA

Students' Union A students' union, also known by many other names, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, ...

President to emerge from

Department

Sport

AAUA's Sports Complex, provides indoor and out-door sports such as taekwondo, table tennis, badminton,

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, basketball,

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

, judo,

track Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...

and field events that encourage staff and students to keep fit physically. The centre is equipped with ultra-modern facilities which include a large gymnasium, Standard football pitch, Tennis court, and many other sports. AAUA students participate in competitive sports such as the

Nigerian University Games Association The Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) organizes university-level sports events in Nigeria. It hosts an interuniversity sports competition called the University Games. The first NUGA games were held at the University of Ibadan in 1966. 36 ...

and West African University's Games. AAUA also participated in the Higher Institutions

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

(HiFL) 2021 AAUA played at the final of the HiFL against UNIMAID where they won the second-place position.

Past and Present Vice Chancellors

The Vice Chancellors are assisted by two deputy Vice Chancellors, both Academic and Administration.

Principal Officers

Achievements

*During the wave of the #COVID-19 Pandemic, Scientists in the university with partners from National Biotechnology Development Agency and Afe Babalola University conducted a research titled "Aframomum melegueta secondary metabolites exhibit

polypharmacology Polypharmacology is the design or use of pharmaceutical agents that act on multiple targets or disease pathways. Despite scientific advancements and an increase of global R&D spending, drugs are frequently withdrawn from markets. This is primarily ...

against SARS-CoV-2 drug targets: in vitro validation of furin inhibition" which resulted into the findings that ''Aframomum melegueta'' shows some potential for treating Covd-19. The scientists out of which five are professors include: Olaposi Omotuyi, Oyekanmi Nash, Basiru O Ajiboye, Victor O Olumekun, Babatunji E Oyinloye, Oludare T Osuntokun, Adebisi Olonisakin, A Olajide Ajayi, Olasehinde Olusanya, Funmilola S Akomolafe, Niyi Adelakun. * Akintewe Oluwadamiloa, a student of the university was the only Nigerian that made the top 10 shortlist for the inaugural Global Student Prize 2021 by Chegg and Varkey Foundation.

Faculties

*Faculty of Agriculture *Faculty of Art *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Environmental Design and Management *Faculty of Law *Faculty of Science *Faculty of The Social Sciences *Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences

Affiliated colleges

* College Of Education, Lanlate

Photo Gallery

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Notable alumni

Tunji Disu Olatunji Disu (born 13 April 1966) is a Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Police Officer, a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the immediate past head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Police Force in Niger ...

, police officer

References

External links

* *https://tribuneonlineng.com/akeredolu-appoints-ige-substantive-aaua-vc/ *https://guardian.ng/features/health/alligator-pepper-based-cure-for-covid-19/ *https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32964551/ *https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/10/15/nigerian-student-akintewe-named-finalist-for-100k-global-student-prize/ {{Authority control 1999 establishments in Nigeria Adekunle Ajasin University Educational institutions established in 1999