University of Ibadan explained

University of Ibadan
Motto:"Recte Sapere Fons" (To think straight is the fount of knowledge).
Chancellor:Saad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto
Vice Chancellor:Kayode Adebowale
Chairman:Chief John Odigie Oyegun
City:Ibadan
State:Oyo
Country:Nigeria
Students:41,743[1]
Colours: Indigo-blue and gold
Coordinates:7.4433° N, 3.9003° E
Campus:Urban
Campus Size:Over 2,550 acres
Former Names:University College Ibadan
Type:Public

The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university located in Ibadan, Nigeria. Founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, it was initially affiliated with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independent institution, making it the oldest degree-awarding university in Nigeria. The University of Ibadan has significantly contributed to Nigeria's political, industrial, economic, and cultural development through its extensive network of graduates.

History

The university was established in 1948 as University College, Ibadan, a college of the University of London, which supervised it's academic programmes and awarded degrees until 1967.[2] [3] [4] The establishment came as a result of a recommendation from the Asquith and the Elliot Commissions on Higher Education in the then-British colonies, that two University Colleges of the University of London be set up in Ghana[5] and Nigeria.[6] Before 1948, Yaba College had been founded in 1932 in Yaba, Lagos, as the first tertiary educational institute in Nigeria, focused primarily on providing post-secondary vocational education and teacher training to Africans.

However, the limited aims of Yaba College and clamour by Nigerian nationalists for self-improvement and uninhibited education led to the establishment of University College Ibadan as the first degree-awarding institution in Nigeria in 1948.[7] [8] Staff and students from Yaba Higher College were transferred to Ibadan to form the new University College Ibadan.[9]

Modelled after the British university system, Kenneth Mellanby was appointed in 1947 as it's first principal, and he inaugurated the university college on 18 January 1948.[10] The sod of it's permanent site was cut on 17 November 1948, a date now known as it's Founders' Day. The university's first buildings were designed by eminent modernist architects Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew.[11] Following the tropical modernist style, the 1950s construction comprised administrative blocks, residential colleges and academic facilities.[12]

Following Nigeria's independence in 1960 and the subsequent drive to domesticate several institutions, UCI became an established full-fledged independent university in early 1962 and thus, the name changed to University of Ibadan.[13]

In late 1963, on the university playing fields, with a celebration marked by talking drums, the Rt. Hon. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria, became the first Chancellor of this independent university. The first Nigerian vice-chancellor of the university was Kenneth Dike, after whom the university library is named.

Rankings and reputation

Arwu W:801-900
Arwu W Year:2022
Arwu W Ref:[14]
Cwur W:1172
Cwur W Year:2022-2023
Cwur W Ref:[15]
The W:401–500
The W Year:2022
The W Ref:[16]
Usnwr W:=425
Usnwr W Year:2022
Usnwr W Ref:[17]
The Africa:=6
The Africa Year:2022
The Africa Ref:[18]
Usnwr Africa:7
Usnwr Africa Year:2022
Usnwr Africa Ref:[19]
Arwu N:1
Arwu N Year:2022
Cwur N:1
Cwur N Year:2022-23
The N:1
The N Year:2022
The N Ref:[20]
Usnwr N Medical:158
Usnwr N Medical Ref:[21]
Usnwr N Medical Year:2022

The university consistently ranks as one of the best in Nigeria.[22] In September 2016, it became the first Nigerian university to make the top 1,000 in Times Higher Education rankings. Prior to that, it had always made the top 10 African Universities in Webometrics Rankings.[23] [24] UI is currently ranked No. 1 in Nigeria and 1,177 in the world according to Webometrics.[25]

Administration

The current principal members of the university administration are:[26]

People!Office!Holder
VisitorBola Tinubu
ChancellorSultan Sa'adu Abubakar, 20th Sultan of Sokoto[27]
Pro-Chancellor & ChairmanChief John Odigie Oyegun
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Kayode Oyebode Adebowale
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration)Professor E.O. Ayoola
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)Professor Aderonke M. Baiyeroju
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships)Professor Oluyemisi A. Bamgbose

The university is made up of 92 academic departments organized into 17 faculties, namely; Arts, Science, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Agriculture, the Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Technology, Law, Public Health, Dentistry, Economics and Management Sciences, all Renewable Natural Resources, Environmental Design and Management, and Multidisciplinary Studies. The Faculties of the Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Dentistry are organized as a College of Medicine. The university has other academic units, among which are: Institute of Child Health, Institute of Education, Institute of African Studies, Centre for Child Adolescent and Mental Health, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (IAMRAT), Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Centre for Drug Discovery, Development & Production (CDDDP) and Centre for Control & Prevention of Zoonosis (CCPZ).[28] The recently established Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), School of Business (UISB) and National Institute for Maternal, Child & Neonatal Health (NIMCNH) have commenced operation.

The University of Ibadan has 15 halls of residence that provide accommodation for about 30% of the population of students in the regular studies mode. Some of its popular halls include Lord Tedder Hall, Kenneth Mellanby Hall, Sultan Bello Hall, Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, Independence Hall, Tafawa Balewa Hall, Kuti Hall, Queen Idia Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Obafemi Awolowo Hall – which is the largest female hall in West Africa. The university has a total staff strength of 5,339 with 1,212 housing units for both senior and junior staff.[29] The university has residential and sports facilities for staff and students on campus, as well as separate botanical and zoological gardens.[30]

Institutes

Academic Centres

Centres of Excellence

Library

Among the notable structures in the university is the central Kenneth Dike Library (popularly called "KDL" by the students), located just beside the Faculty of Arts. The library, which has a large capacity for students, contains books relating to virtually all fields of knowledge both in and outside the university community. To ensure easy access, students are made to carry out their library registration in their first year of admission.[42]

The library is named after Professor Kenneth Dike, who was the first indigenous Principal and former Vice-Chancellor of the university. it was established out of the desires of the founding fathers and matriarch of the institution in order to cut a niche for research and sound teaching.[43] Today, the library is ranked favourably among other libraries in the Commonwealth of nations.[44]

The library contains 700,000 volumes of information and more than 1,250 seats for readers. It is open to all senior staff, students of the institution, senior staff of the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan as well as alumni of the university. The library will also admit any outsider with cogent reasons upon the provision of a letter of introduction from a recognized university official (i.e. dean of a faculty, head of department from the visitor's school or director of an organization).

Notable alumni

The university has educated many notable alumni, including a Nobel Laureate in Literature, eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, business icons, philosophers, writers, monarchs, countless technocrats, recipients of the Nigerian National Order of Merit and fellows of the various learned academies.[45]

In popular culture

Ebrohimie Road, a street in the University of Ibadan, was the subject of a documentary film, , released in July 2024, written by Nigerian writer and linguist Kola Tubosun. The street features a campus bungalow where Nigerian writer and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka lived with his family from around 1967 to around 1972, and which has played a significant role in the history of the country, the university, and the writer himself.[77] [78]

See also

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Further reading

External links

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Notes and References

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