Umaru Musa Yar'adua University
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU), formerly Katsina State University was established by the Katsina State Government out of the desire to improve access to higher education for its citizenry. The work was initiated by the then executive Governor of Katsina State and later the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua before his death,
The law establishing the Katsina State University was passed by the Katsina State House of Assembly on 5 September 2006. The University commenced academic activities in January 2007 with three faculties(Education, Humanities & Natural and Applied Sciences), and 16 undergraduate programmes. The university will build upon existing academic strength, a total of 13 faculties, 76 departments and 236 academic programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate) at the end of its 25 year period of it’s academic phasing, which is divided into four years each.[1]
The Visitor of the University is Ibrahim Shema,[2] the Chancellor is Justice Muhammad Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria [3] and current Vice Chancellor is professor Muuta Ibrahim[4]
Umar Musa Yar'Adua University is ranked 65 in Nigeria according to National Universities Commission, the universities regulatory body in Nigeria.
Staff of the Administration
- Prof.Muuta Ibrahim,Vice Chancellor
- Abdu Halliru Abdullahi,Registrar
- Dr.Ibrahim Iro Sada,Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration
- Salisu Aminu Batagarawa,Bursar
- E. Caburtey Adodoadji University Librarian
Faculties
- Natural and Applied Sciences
- Humanities
- Education
- Law
Departments
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Biology
- Geography
- Economics
- Business Administration
- History
- Islamic
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Education
- Library and Information Science
- Nigerian Languages Hausa
References
- ↑ Umaru Musa Yar'adua University. "About Us,". umyu.edu.ng. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Umaru Musa Yar'adua University. "The Visitor". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Umaru Musa Yar'adua university. "The Chancellor". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Umaru Musa Yar'adua university. "The Vice Chancellor". Retrieved 16 April 2015.