Bauchi State University
Sa'adu Zungur University Gadau (SAZUG) (formerly Bauchi State University Gadau) be state-owned university for Bauchi State, Nigeria.[1][2] De main campus dey for Gadau, plus other campuses for Misau den Bauchi.
| Year dem found am | 2011  |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Itas/Gadau |
| Coordinate location | 11°49′40″N 10°9′50″E |
| Dema official website | http://www.basug.edu.ng |
History
editAfta Nigeria gain independence for 1960, dem get only one university for Ibadan, wey be affiliate of de University of London.[3] De Ashby Commission, wey dem set up for 1959 make e advise de Government de need for tertiary education, recommend make dem establish wetin we dey call 'First Generation Universities': de University of Ibadan, University of Ife, University of Lagos, den Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. By de 1970s, de projections of de Ashby Commission report dem find am unrealistic, especially on student enrollment den course offerings, wey motivate de establishment of de so-called 'Second Generation Universities'. By de early 1980s, de Federal Government try establish university for each of de then 19 States. De continued demand for tertiary education make dem liberalize de federal monopoly on establishing universities, allowing de States to establish dema own universities.
For 2007, de former State Governor Ahmad Adamu Muazu create a Planning den Implementation Committee. For October 2008, Governor Isa Yuguda initiate another committee to resume de effort. For June 2009, an Implementation Committee proceed, building on de previous committees' work. After de committee review de acquisition den improvement of de campus sites for Gadau (Azare), Misau, den Bauchi, de Government award several contracts for de renovation of de campuses. De Government then engage one Lagos-based firm to produce de Bauchi State University Academic Brief, Master Plan, den Strategic Plan to cover its 25-year development plan. De law establishing de university dem pass am by de Bauchi State House of Assembly den Governor Isa Yuguda approve am on 31 December, 2010.
Library
editCampuses den departments
editDe university get three campuses:
- Gadau (Azare), de main campus den location of de administration
- Misau Campus
- Bauchi Campus
Faculties
- Gadau Campus
- School of Basic den Remedial Studies
- Faculty of Art
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Science
- Misau Campus
- Faculty of Law
- Bauchi Campus
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Management Science
By de end of de fourth phase of development (2026/27 - 2030/31) dem dey expect de university make eget de following faculties:
- Gadau Campus
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Science
- School of Basic den Remedial Studies
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Misau Campus
- Faculty of Law
- Bauchi Campus
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences[4]
Notes
edit- Bauchi State University "Academic-Brief 2011/12-2020/21" Volume I, Feb. 2013
- Review of Basug, 3rd Meeting with TOROSA By Ibrahim Baba Ahmed(Marel), chairman of the committee,12/5/2015.
References
edit- ↑ Ibrahim, Hassan (2021-02-10). "Bauchi gov't names state university after Sa'adu Zungur". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ↑ "Bauchi gov appoints Prof Fatima Tahir as new VC of Sa'adu Zungur University - Dateline Nigeria". 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ↑ Adeyemo, John Adeboye (2015-01-16), Lebeau, Yann; Ogunsanya, Mobolaji (eds.), "The Demand for Higher Education and Employment Opportunities in Nigeria", The Dilemma of Post-Colonial Universities : Elite Formation and the Restructuring of Higher Education in sub-Saharian Africa, African Dynamics, Ibadan: IFRA-Nigeria, pp. 241–265, ISBN 979-10-92312-17-1, retrieved 2021-05-20
- ↑ admin (2020-06-30). "BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU". Glimpse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-05-20.