Olabisi Onabanjo University

Olabisi Onabanjo University
Former names	Ogun State University
Motto	Excellentia Humana et Patriae opus
Type	State-owned University
Established	1982
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Ayodeji Johnson Olayinka Agboola
Students	50,000
Location	Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Language	English
Colours	Blue
Website	www.oouagoiwoye.edu.ng

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state-owned university located in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. The university was founded on 7 July 1982 as Ogun State University (OSU) and was renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University on 29 May 2001, in honour of Olabisi Onabanjo, whose efforts as the then civilian governor of Ogun State gave birth to the university. Many students still refer to the institution as OSU, an acronym for the former name.

The university had a total output of 10,291 graduates and 1,697 postgraduates.^[1]

Also, the University provides an opportunity for students to pursue quality education at a low cost, as it charges minimal tuition fees compared to other institutions.

Olabisi Onabanjo University has multiple campuses. The Main Campus in Ago-Iwoye is popularly called Permanent Site (PS) by the students and a Mini Campus which was the home of the Faculty of Science until it was moved to the permanent site in January 2013. The Faculty of Agriculture is in Aiyetoro, the Faculty of Engineering is in Ibogun, the College of Medicine, the faculties of Basic Medical Sciences and Pharmacy are in Shagamu. Students and alumni of the Olabisi Onabanjo University are addressed as ‘Great OOUITES.’

Information and activities amidst Students are communicated through the school's portal as well as notable privately owned magazines/ social media handles such as 'OOU Fola', 'OOU Media' 'OOU Campus Mirror' 'OOU Press Club', 'OOU Update', 'OOU Gazette', 'OOU Premium', 'OOU Parrot', 'Inside OOU magazine', 'OOU Vanguard', 'OOU Voice',‘Omo olabisi’ and a few others.

The mini campus OOU, Centre for Continuous Education (CCED) is now the pre-degree studies unit, Diploma and Jupeb while the main campus is the heart of undergraduate programs.

Vice-chancellors

Professor John Olubi Sodipo, (November 1982-December 1990)
Professor T. O Bamkole, (January 1991-March 1995)
Professor O. Y Oyeneye, April 1995-November 1999
Professor Layi Ogunkoya, November 1999-March 2001
Professor Afolabi Soyode, April 2001-Jan 2006
Professor Odutola Osilesi 2006-2009
Professor Sofola Olusoga, 2009
Professor Wale Olaitan (2009-2013)^[2]
Professor Saburi Adejimi August 2013 - May 2017 ^[3]
Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde May 2017 - Oct 2022 ^[4]
Professor Ayodeji Johnson Olayinka Agboola Oct 2022 - Till date ^[5]

Faculties and Departments ^[6]

The University has ten faculties with a total number of fifty-three departments which are spread across its campuses in the state.^[7] They include:

Faculty of Science
This Faculty consists of six departments and includes:

Department of Chemical Sciences
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Microbiology
Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology
Department of Physics
Department of Earth Sciences

Faculty of Education
This faculty consists of five departments and includes:

Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling
Department of Educational Management and Business Studies
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education
Department of Science and Technology Education
Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education

Faculty of Law
This faculty consists of four departments and includes:

Department of Commercial Law
Department of International Jurisprudence
Department of Private Law
Department of Public Law

Faculty of Art
This faculty consists of five departments, which include:

Department of English and Performing Arts
Department of Religious Studies
Department of History and Diplomatic Studies
Department of Nigerian and Foreign Languages
Department of Philosophy

Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences
This faculty consists of six department, which include:

Department of Accounting
Department of Business Administration
Department of Transport Management
Department of Banking and Finance
Department of Taxation
Department of Public Administration

Faculty of Social Sciences
This faculty consists of seven departments, which include:

Department of Sociology
Department of Economics
Department of Geography
Department of Political Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Library and Information Science
Department of Mass Communication

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
This faculty consists of seven departments, which includes:

Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Department of Chemical Pathology
Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
Department of Morbid Anatomy Histopathology
Department of Physiology
Department of Anatomy

Faculty of Clinical Sciences
This faculty consists of seven departments, which includes:

Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care
Department of Medicine
Department of Anaesthesia
Department of Surgery
Department of Radiology
Department of Paediatrics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Faculty of Pharmacy
This faculty consists of five departments and includes:

Department of Pharmacy/Biopharmacy
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Technology
Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
This faculty consists of six departments and includes:

Department of Computer Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Fine and Applied Arts
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Architecture

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
This faculty consists of three departments, which includes:

Department of Crop Production
Department of Animal Production
Department of Home and Hotel Management

Notable alumni

Victoria Akingbade, Most Beautiful Campus Queen 2019 ^[8]

References

^ "Welcome message". www.oouagoiwoye.edu.ng. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^ "Tella: The Sack Of A Professor And Vice Chancellor". Saharareporters. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Ogun Education: OOU Lecturers Protest Irregular Payment Of Salaries". Channelstv. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde". Channelstv.
^ "Prof. AGBOOLA, Ayodeji Olayinka Johnson - Home - Olabisi Onabanjo University". Olabisi Onabanjo University.
^ "Olabisi Onabanjo University". Olabisi Onabanjo University.
^ Olukotun, Ayo (2 September 2023). "Courses offered in OOU". PrepsNG Scholars. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "200 Level OOU Student Emerges a Beauty Queen – Home | Olabisi Onabanjo University". Retrieved 12 November 2024.

[1] "Welcome message". www.oouagoiwoye.edu.ng. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

[2] "Tella: The Sack Of A Professor And Vice Chancellor". Saharareporters. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[3] "Ogun Education: OOU Lecturers Protest Irregular Payment Of Salaries". Channelstv. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[4] "Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde". Channelstv.

[5] "Prof. AGBOOLA, Ayodeji Olayinka Johnson - Home - Olabisi Onabanjo University". Olabisi Onabanjo University.

[6] "Olabisi Onabanjo University". Olabisi Onabanjo University.

[7] Olukotun, Ayo (2 September 2023). "Courses offered in OOU". PrepsNG Scholars. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[8] "200 Level OOU Student Emerges a Beauty Queen – Home | Olabisi Onabanjo University". Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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Vice-chancellors

Faculties and Departments [6]

Notable alumni

See also

References

Faculties and Departments ^[6]