Adekunle Ajasin University

Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) is a state government owned and operated Nigerian university.[1] The university is in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Adekunle Ajasin University
MottoFor Learning and Service
TypePublic
EstablishedDecember 1999
Vice-ChancellorOlugbenga E. Ige (Acting)
Studentsover 20,000
Location
Akungba-Akoko
,
Ondo State
,
Nigeria

7.479234°N 5.748411°E / 7.479234; 5.748411
Websitewww.aaua.edu.ng
Senate building, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. Ondo State. 04

History

Adekunle Ajasin University was first established as Obafemi Awolowo University in March 1982 by the government of the old Ondo State, headed by the late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin.[2] The immediately succeeding military government of Navy Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko changed its name to Ondo State University in 1985. Its relocation to Akungba Akoko in the new Ondo State became imperative in 1999, following the creation of a new state out of the old Ondo three years earlier in October 1996. The bill backing the relocation was signed into law by the then Governor of the State, Chief Adebayo Adefarati, in November 1999, and that prompted the movement of a crop of workers from the old site in Ado-Ekiti to Akungba Akoko on 1 December 1999. The bill for yet another name change, this time to Adekunle Ajasin University, in order to immortalise the late Governor Ajasin, was signed into law by Governor Adefarati in 2004 following the demise of the former. The amended and subsisting statute of the University was signed into law in November 2007 by yet another governor, the former Governor Olusegun Agagu. In these circumstances, it can rightly be said that while the history of AAUA started in 1982, its relocation on 5 November 1999 marked the beginning of the second phase of its history now in its present location, Akungba Akoko.[3]

Academics

Adekunle Ajasin University offers undergraduate and post-graduate as well as Pre-degree, JUPEB programmes in fields of specialization ranging from Science, Arts, Education, Law, Social and Management sciences, Agricultural science, Environmental Design and Management.

The University has seven (7) faculties [4]

Below is the list of departments:

Sport

AAUA's Sports Complex, provides indoor and out-door sports such as table tennis, badminton, soccer, basketball, cricket, judo, track and field events that encourage staff and students to keep fit physically.[5] The centre is equipped with ultra-modern facilities which include a large gymnasium, Standard football pitch, Tennis court, and many other sports. AAUA students participate in competitive sports such as the Nigerian University Games Association and West African University's Games.[6]

Past and Present Vice Chancellors

The Vice Chancellors are assisted by two deputy Vice Chancellors, both Academic and Administration.

Names of Vice ChancellorsDate
Prof. Akin Akindoyemi[7]January, 2000 to January, 2001
Prof. Olusola Ibukun (Acting)[7]January, 2001 to May 2002
Prof. Funso Akere [7]4 May 2002 to 30 April 2006
Prof. N. Oluwafemi Mimiko (Acting) [7]May 2006 to October 2006
Prof. Dr. Med. Philip Abiodun [7]1 October 2006 to 18 June 2009
Prof. O. Awobuluyi (Acting) [7]19 June 2009 to 3 January 2010
Prof. N. Oluwafemi Mimiko[7]4 January 2010 to 3 January 2015
Prof. Igbekele Amos Ajibefun [8]6 January 2015 to 5 January 2020
Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige (Acting) [9]6 January 2020 till date

Principal Officers
NamesPosition
Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SANVisitor
Dr. Tunji Abayomi[10]Pro-Chancellor/Chairman, Governing Council
Prof. Olugbenga E. IgeActing Vice Chancellor
-Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration)
Prof. Francis A. GboreDeputy Vice Chancellor (Academic)
Mr. Opeoluwa AkinfemiwaActing Registrar
Ologun Olubunmi Veronica, FCA[11]Bursar
Dr. Rotimi EgunjobiUniversity Librarian

Achievements
  • Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, emerges the Best State University in Nigeria according to the latest Webometric Ranking of World Universities released on the 31st of July, 2019.
  • The first webometric ranking for 2020 has been released. Adekunle Ajasin University holds tenaciously to the position of the BEST STATE UNIVERSITY while ranking no. 10 overall in Nigeria. AAUA's Continental Ranking has also soared to 51.

Faculties
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Art
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Environmental Design and Management
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Social and Management Sciences

References
  1. "Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba | www.aaua.edu.ng". www.myschoolgist.com.ng. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "Adekunle Ajasin University – …21st Century University, properly called!". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "AAUA HISTORY". 27 July 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  4. "Admission Requirements | Adekunle Ajasin University". Adekunle Ajasin University. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. "Details - The Nation Archive". www.thenationonlineng.net. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  6. "Results - The Nation Archive". www.thenationonlineng.net. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. aaua.edu.ng/b/vice-chancellor/past-vice-chancellor
  8. aaua.edu.ng/b/vice-chancellor/vcs-welcome-message.
  9. aaua.edu.ng/b/vice-chancellor (Acting)/vcs-welcome-message.
  10. aaua.edu.ng/b/pro-chancellor-pledges-to-raise-standard-of-academic-research
  11. aaua.edu.ng/b/administration/bursary
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