History

The university, Located in Benin City, Nigeria (6Â°40â€²N 6Â°0â€²E) was founded in 1970 by the military government of Samuel Ogbemudia. It started as an Institute of Technology and was accorded the status of a full-fledged University by National Universities Commission (NUC) on 1 July 1971. In his Budget Speech in April, 1972, the then Military Governor of Mid-Western State, Col. S.O. Ogbemudia [then also Visitor to the University formally announced the change of the name of the Institute of Technology to the University of Benin.

At the onset, the university was situated at Ekewan Road. In 1972,a project to build a main campus at Ugbowo and Ekosodin commenced with Engineer Daniel Uhimwen as the director. Today, the main site is at Ugbowo but some courses are still offered at the Ekewan campus.

On 1 April 1975, the University, at the request of the State Government, was taken over by the Federal Government and became a Federal University. Uniben produced the first female vice-chancellor in Nigeria, Prof in 1985, Grace Alele-Williams who served as its Vice-Chancellor until 1991.

It has a student enrollment of approximately 40,000.
Today, the University has continued to grow from strength to strength with a number of Faculties, Departments, Institutes and Units.

FACULTIES AND COURSES

Following NUC's directives, the University experimented with the Collegiate System in 1991/92 and 1992/93. However, in the light of new developments, the University reverted to the Faculty System in January 1994. Presently; the University essentially operates the Faculty System except for the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Basic Medical Sciences, and Institute of Child Health, which reverted back to the Collegiate System in August 1999, with a Provost as its administrative head. The Faculties as presently constituted are those of Agriculture, Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Physical sciences, Social Sciences, Management Sciences and the College of Medical Sciences.

The University offers courses at various levels: Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Diploma and Certificate. Presently, the total student enrolment stands at over 40,000 made up of both full-time and part-time students shared among the various Faculties.

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