Sokoto State University

Sokoto State University (SSU) is located in Sokoto, Sokoto State in Nigeria.^[1][2] It was established in 2009.

History

Arising from the insatiable quest of the people of the State for education and excellence, the idea of establishing the Sokoto State University was conceived, articulated and executed by the then Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Wamakko when he established the Sokoto State University Implementation Committee in 2008. The Committee was charged with the responsibility of:

• Planning for the structure and facilities for the effective running of the University,

• Seeking for and obtaining approval from the Federal Government for Sokoto State to run its’ own University aside, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, which is Federal and in which the indigenes of the State were marginally placed over the years arising from the Federal Character Principle; and

• Establishing the Sokoto State University School of Developmental Studies with the sole aim of preparing students, a one year pre-degree programme before enrolling into the university.

The approval was granted in 2009, the State University School of Developmental Studies kicked off September 2012, and the Sokoto State University starts its academic activities with an inaugural orientation in the 2013/2014 academic session precisely October, 2013.

The University has been established with the following objectives:

• To provide for Sokoto State Citizens access to higher education for self-reliance,
• To promote, preserve and propagate the social and rich cultural heritage of the people of the State,
• To identify and produce man-power that can and will meet specific needs of the State,
• To encourage the effective application of higher education to the needs of the State through research and consultancy,
• To encourage and promote advancement of learning and to hold out all persons without discrimination of race, creed or political conviction; and
• To engage in any other activity of a growing University.

Departments

Faculty of Arts

• Arabic Studies
• English Language
• Hausa
• History
• Islamic Studies

Faculty of Education

• Education and Biology
• Education and Chemistry
• Education and Computer Science
• Education and Mathematics
• Education and Physics

Faculty of Sciences

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Physics

Faculty of Social Sciences

• Economics
• Educational Management
• Geography
• Guidance and Counseling
• Political Science
• Sociology

References

External links

• Official website

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