University of Port Harcourt | |
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Motto | For Enlightenment and Self-Reliance |
Established | 1975 |
Type | Public |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Joseph Ajienka |
Students | 35,000–40,000[1] |
Location | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Former names | University College, Port Harcourt[2] |
Colours | Blue and white[1] |
Nickname | Uniport[3][4] |
Website | http://www.uniport.edu.ng |
The University of Port Harcourt is a university in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. It was established in 1975[5] as University College, Port Harcourt, and was given university status in 1977.[2]
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The university originally had six schools in 1977:[3]
It changed from a school system to a faculty system in 1982.[3] The university now has ten faculties: