Oduduwa University was established in 2009, it is a private higher education institution located in Ipetumodu, Osun state. The university was officially accredited and recognized by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria as a higher education institution.
Oduduwa University is located in
Ipetumodu
Ipetumodu ()is a city in Osun State, in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ife North local government. The city is under the leadership of traditional ruler with the title of Apetumodu, which means "one who killed an ...
,
Ile Ife
Ile may refer to:
* iLe, a Puerto Rican singer
* Ile District (disambiguation), multiple places
* Ilé-Ifẹ̀, an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria
* Interlingue (ISO 639:ile), a planned language
* Isoleucine, an amino acid
* Another ...
,
Osun State
Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun S ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It was named after
Oduduwa
Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king. According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the ''Olofin'' of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. He ruled briefly in Ife, and also served as the progenitor of a number of independent royal dynasties ...
, the progenitor of the
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
.
Colleges
The University is made up of four colleges:
College of Management and Social Sciences (CMSS)
College of Management and Social Sciences (CMSS) consists of eight departments with only bachelor's degree programs are running.
* Business Administration
* Mass Communication & Media Technology
* Economics
* Banking & Finance
* Accounting
* Public Administration
* Political Science
* International Relations
College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)
* Mathematics and Statistics
* Computer Science
* Physics (Electronics)
* Chemical Sciences (Industrial Chemistry, Chemistry, and Biochemistry)
* Biological Sciences (Microbiology/Pre-medicine)
College of Environmental Design and Management (CEDM)
College of Environmental Design and Management (CEDM) which consists of three departments, but undergraduate programs
* Architecture
* Estate Management
* Quantity Surveying
College of Engineering and Technology (CET)
* Computer Engineering
* Electronic/Electrical Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
Centres
The following centres that complement academic and research activities:
* Centre for Information and Communications Technology (CICT)
* Centre for Entrepreneurial and Vocational Training (CEV)
* Centre for Professional Studies (CPS)
* Centre for Cultural Studies (CCS)
* Centre for Foundation and Extra-moral Studies (CFES)
* Centre for International Studies/Exchange Programmes
* Centre for Communication and Leadership Training (CCL)
All undergraduate students of the University go through the Centre of Information and Communication Technology and Centre of Entrepreneurial and Vocational Training
References
External links
Oduduwa University websiteref>
Educational institutions established in 2009
Universities and colleges in Nigeria
2009 establishments in Nigeria
Private universities and colleges in Nigeria
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