The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State,

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was established and approved during the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of

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in 2008. The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative, to build a specialized university in the

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to produce middle and higher level manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector. The

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(NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the

Petroleum Training Institute Petroleum Training Institute (P.T.I.) in Effurun, Delta State was established in 1973 by the federal government of Nigeria as a prerequisite for the membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) to train indigenous mi ...

(PTI),

Effurun Effurun is a town and the headquarters of Uvwie Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It is an Urban center, densely populated with different infrastructural development. it borders it's twin city Warri, also serves as an entranc ...

and Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun until it moved to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro,

Uvwie Uvwie (/hu-we-ɛ/), is a principal Urban Local Government Area in Delta State. It lies along the Warri River and it is one of the twenty-four Urhobo Kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is conurbated with the city of Warri, making it a greater p ...

Local Government Area Delta State, in 2010. FUPRE, Federal University of Petroleum Resources

is the first petroleum university in Africa and sixth in the world.

Administrative structure

The administrative structure of the university consists of: * Chancellor * Pro chancellor *

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* Principal Officers of the University * Members of the Governing Council

Centres and administrative departments/units

Administrative departments/units

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# Counselling Centre # Academic Planning Unit

Centres

# Centre for Maritime and Offshore Studies # Centre for Safety Education # Centre for Research Innovation

Colleges

The institution presently have two colleges with ten departments. The colleges are: # College of

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# College of

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The College of Science and College of Technology has started running its courses for its academic session.

Colleges, Departments and Courses

The Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, consists of two colleges which are College of Science and College of Technology. These Colleges are sub divided into ten departments. Below are a list of departments in FUPRE College Of Science *

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 practical disciplines (includi ...

* Mathematics * Chemistry *

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 ...

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 ...

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 Ea ...

Geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' so ...

* Environmental Management and

Toxicology Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating e ...

College Of Technology * Petroleum Engineering *

Marine Engineering Marine engineering is the engineering of boats, ships, submarines, and any other marine vessel. Here it is also taken to include the engineering of other ocean systems and structures – referred to in certain academic and professional circl ...

* Electrical/Electronics Engineering *

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

Programmes

The institution presently has three educational programmes: * College of Basic studies and Foundation Programme * Centre for Safety Education * Centre for Maritime and Offshore studies

Research Papers and Innovation

Awards and Recognitions

The University has received many recognitions. Some of them include * NUGA Games 2011 Best University in the game of Chess * Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Best Engineering Department Award in 2015. *SPE Young Member Outstanding Services Award, Africa Regional, August, 2016 *SPE International Young Member Outstanding Services Award, 2017 *5th Best Petroleum University in the world,2016 *Most Fuel Efficient Urban Concept Gasoline Vehicle Prize at the 2nd Africa Shell Eco-marathon Competition, 2015. *Most Innovative Design Award Vehicle Prize at the 2nd Africa Shell Eco-marathon Competition 2015.

References

External links

National Universities Commission of NigeriaFederal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
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