Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Front gate

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki was founded in 1999 in

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. The university's medical faculty was established in 1991 as ESUT's Faculty of Health Sciences. Many of its facilities were developed in response to a

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; the Abakaliki Specialist Hospital, created for this purpose, was remodelled to become Ebonyi State University's primary teaching hospital. It was subsequently granted accreditation by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for the training of medical students and resident doctors. Since it became part of Ebonyi State University, the medical school has received considerable funding from the Ebonyi government.

Faculties

*Agriculture & Natural Resource Management *Arts * Football pitch, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki

Basic Medical Sciences *Sciences *Clinical Medicine *Education *Health Science & Technology *Law *Management Sciences *Physical Sciences *Social Sciences *Engineering and Environmental Science * Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki

Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki

School of Post Graduate studies

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External links

* * https://ebsustudent.com.ng/ {{Authority control 1999 establishments in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 1999 Ebonyi State University Public universities in Nigeria