Kaduna State University is located in

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Kaduna State Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...

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. It was established in 2004. It has seven faculties with over 39 departments and a

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that contains over 17,000 volumes of books. It has two

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es:

Kafanchan Kafanchan (''Fantswam'': A̠byin Fantswam; '' Nikyob'': Manɡyanɡ) is a town located in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria, which owes much of its development to the railway development in the area, being situated at a particular junc ...

and

History

The Kaduna State University was established under the Kaduna State law promulgated in May 2004. The promulgation followed the need of boosting higher education in the northern and the southern parts of the state. Consequently, two campuses were approved: one in

and the other in

. The Kaduna campus took off first, running basic degree programmes. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, the then executive governor of Kaduna State and Visitor to the university, appointed Professor Idris Abdulkadir to be the pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council while Professor

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was appointed the first vice-chancellor. Professor Aminu S. Mikailu, took over from Professor Sambo as second vice-chancellor when the latter was appointed by the

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to head the Nigerian Energy's Commission. Professor Ezzeldin Muktar Abdurahman was the third VC, Professor W.B Quirix was appointed as the fourth VC before Professor Muhammad Tanko (2017-2021). Professor Yohanna Tella was Acting VC from January to June, 2022. The current Acting Vice Chancellor is Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa, who took over on 22 June 2022. His Royal Highness,

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Ajami: سنوسي لاميط سنوسي, ''Muhammadu Sanusi na biyu''; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II (Ajami: خليفة السنوسي), is a spiritual leader in the Tijanniyah Sufi ord ...

is the current Pro-chancellor, while Hussaini Adamu Dikko is the Chairman of the Governing Council. Malam Nasir El- Rufai, the Government of Kaduna state approved the appointment of Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa as the present VC on 19 October, 2022.

Kaduna State University Library

The Library is an academy that was established in 2004 to support teaching, learning and research of the university.

Administration

Kaduna State University has a

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as its ceremonial head, while the

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is thethe chief executive and academic officer, like in other Nigerian Universities. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a five-year, non-renewable term. The current acting vice-chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa, took office on 22 June 2022. Below is the tabulated list of all KASU vice-chancellors. The number 4, 6, 8 and 9 are all acting vice chancellors, pending substantive appointment of a VC by the university's governing council.

Faculties

The university has seven faculties and a college of medicine:

Faculty of Arts

The

Faculty of Arts A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In American usage such divisions are generally referred to as colleges ...

is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. It has seven departments. The Faculty of Arts comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

* Christian Religious Studies * English And Drama * French *

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

Islamic Studies Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...

* Nigerian Languages & Linguistics

Faculty of Science

The

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is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Science currently comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

Biological Sciences Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

Mathematical Sciences The mathematical sciences are a group of areas of study that includes, in addition to mathematics, those academic disciplines that are primarily mathematical in nature but may not be universally considered subfields of mathematics proper. Statisti ...

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 ...

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Industrial chemistry The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials (oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and minerals) into more than 70,000 different products. The pla ...

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

College of Medicine

The College of Medicine, Kaduna State University was established in 2008 with the vision to produce medical doctors and other health personnel who understand the normal and abnormal human body, the family and the society, with enough scientific knowledge to undertake further training to become specialists, teachers, and researchers. Its mission is to train medical doctors and other health personnel of high medical standard who will man the health services in Kaduna State and other parts of Nigeria, who can practice in the community and primary healthcare setting, who can practice in any part of the world, are able to undertake further training to become specialists, and are able to carry out scientific research for the benefit of humanity. The College of Medicine has one department: *

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

*The Barau Dikko teaching hospital is meant for training pharmacy and medical students.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 2012. The founding dean of the faculty is Dr.

Ahmed Tijjani Mora Ahmed Tijjani Mora ( OON) (born May 13, 1956) is a Nigerian pharmacist, academic, former Registrar and now Chairman of the Governing Council of Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. He is the National President, Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Associati ...

. It has five departments: * Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology * Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management * Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Medicinal chemistry * Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development * Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology.

Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Social Sciences comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

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 ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

International relation International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

and

diplomacy Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

Faculty of Management Sciences

The Faculty of Management Sciences is also among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Management Sciences comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

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 ...

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 ...

* Banking and Finance *

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences is one of the newest faculties, established in 2012, and is one of the two faculties on the Kafachan Campus. It has four departments: *

Estate Management Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and monit ...

Quantity Surveying A quantity surveyor (QS) is a construction industry professional with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts. Qualified professional quantity surveyors are known as Chartered Surveyors (Members and Fellows of RICS) in the UK and Cer ...

* Environmental Management *

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture is one of the newest faculties, established in 2012, and is one of the two faculties on the Kafachan Campus. It has three department: * Agricultural Economics and Extension * Animal Science * Crop Science *

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College of Basic and Remedial Studies

The College of Basic and Remedial Studies has two campuses: the main campus at Maiduguri Road, Kaduna and the other in Kafanchan. The main campus was established in 2004 and the Kafanchan campus in 2012. Basic and Remedial Studies is a pre-degree training programme aimed at producing well-trained candidates from the university's catchment areas and other Nigerians. The programme is essentially for candidates who could not gain university admission through JAMB due to low

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(UTME) scores. The duration of the Basic and Remedial Studies programme is nine months which is equivalent to one academic session of intensive teaching by qualified teachers.

Objectives

The main objectives of the Remedial Programme are * to prepare candidates to remedy their O Levels deficiencies through WAEC and NECO examinations * to prepare candidates to pass their

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examination * to coach candidates to pass their Post UTME examination * to prepare candidates for the challenges of academic life in university All these would be achieved through the provision of qualified, experienced and dedicated teachers by the university.

Admission requirements

Basic Programme

Candidates for this programme must possess not less than 5 credits in their WASSCE/SSCE/NECO examinations. Science: Candidates for the science programme should have credits in English, Mathematics and any other 3 of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography. The 5 credits above must have been obtained in not more than 2 sittings. Humanities: Candidates for the arts programme should have credits in English, Mathematics and any other 3 of the following subjects: Economics,

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, History and Literature in English. The 5 credits above must have been obtained in not more than 2 sittings. For both categories, applicants must write the annual JAMB/UTME with relevant subject combination and must obtain the minimum pass mark approved by the Federal Government.

Remedial Programme

Science: Candidates for this programme must possess a minimum of 3 credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography. Humanities: Candidates for this programme must possess a minimum of 3 credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government, History and Literature in English. Candidates admitted for the Remedial programme are expected to register and pass SSCE or NECO in the subjects they are deficient. Candidates will not be allowed to register for subjects that have not been attempted at O Level.

Arabic-French Preliminary Studies Programme

Objectives

The main objectives of the Arabic-French Preliminary Studies Programme include: #To prepare candidates to pass their UTME examination. #To coach candidates to pass their Post UTME examination. #To prepare candidates for the challenges of academic life in university. All these would be achieved through the provision of qualified, experienced and dedicated lecturers.

Admission requirements

For Arabic and French, the admission requirement is at least five credits including English Language in WAEC/NECO Examinations in not more than 2 sittings. In addition to the above requirements, all prospective candidates must register and sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

School of Postgraduate Studies

The school admits students for

postgraduate diploma A postgraduate diploma (PgD, PgDip, PGDip, PG Dip., PGD, Dipl. PG, PDE) is a postgraduate qualification awarded after a university degree, which supplements the original degree and awards them with a graduate diploma. Countries that award postg ...

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

and PhD. The functions of the school are as follows: * Coordinate postgraduate programmes of the university including planning, coordination, administration and admission into programmes of study. * Recommend the provision of facilities for postgraduate work, regulation and disbursement of funds for postgraduate activities. * Enhance the quality of postgraduate instructions and research in the university. * Publicize the postgraduate activities of the university to attract recognition, financial and other support from governments, industries and other agencies. The university has four faculties for the postgraduate (PG) programme: *Faculty of Arts *Faculty of Science *Faculty of Social Sciences *Faculty of Management Sciences.

People

Notable alumni

* Hafsat Mohammed Baba
Kenneth Bitrus David
* Yunusa Adamu Ugya

Notable faculty

* Professor Adamu Idris Tanko * Professor A. A. Adepetu * Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo * Aondover Augustine Tarhule * Doctor Caleb Mohammed

Holders of Honorary Degrees

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015. Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 Au ...

Aliko Dangote ''For people with the given name, see Aliko (given name).'' Aliko ( sq-definite, Alikoi; ) is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Fini ...

Nasir El-Rufai Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Kaduna State, in office since 2015. He was the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007; and the director of the Bureau of Public ...

* Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed * Alhaji Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi * Malam Mele Kyari * Seinde Fademi Oladapo * Amb. Suleiman Dauda Umar

References

External links

Kaduna State University official websiteKaduna State University portal
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