A BRIEF HISTORY OF
THE UNIVERSITY:
Delta State University, Abraka has been
historically recorded as a Centre of Education.
It started as a Government Teachers’ Training
College during the colonial era and some years
into the post-colonial era. It became a College
of Education that awarded Nigerian Certificate
of Education (N.C.E.) from 1971-1985. In 1981,
it was affiliated to the University of Benin,
Benin City and consequently offered degree
programmes from 1981 till 1985 when it became
the Faculty of Education of the then Bendel
State University with its main campus at Ekpoma.
The creation of Edo and Delta States in August
1991 and the conversion of the main campus of
the then Bendel State University, Ekpoma to
become Edo State University in December 1991,
necessitated the establishment of an autonomous
Delta State University, Abraka on 30th April,
1992 by the then Executive Governor of the
State, Olorogun Felix O. Ibru. Hereunder is the
establishment clause of the law that proclaimed
the University into existence:
“There is hereby established in Abraka a
University
to be known as the Delta State University; and
the
Main campus of the University shall be sited in
Abraka with a campus at Anwai, Asaba”.
Delta State University, Abraka started with five
Faculties, namely:
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Science and
* Faculty of the Social Sciences.
In 1995, the State Government introduced a
policy of having three campuses that should be
spread within the three senatorial districts in
the State. In view of this policy, three
campuses were established to include the main
campus in Abraka, Anwai-Asaba Oleh and campuses.
Presently, the academic programmes of the
University are distributed as follows:
ABRAKA CAMPUS
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of the Social Sciences, and
* College/Faculty of Basic Medical Science
ANWAI-ASABA CAMPUS
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Management Sciences
* Faculty of Environmental Studies
OLEH CAMPUS
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Engineering.
Mission
Statement
To become a centre of excellence recognized as one of the
leading Universities in Nigeria, in Africa and
the world at large through teaching, research,
scholarship, innovation, community service, and
the dissemination of knowledge.
Vision
Statement |
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To promote quality education, character and cultural transformation,
to meet the challenges of our time through exemplary scholarship and
professionalism for the purpose of addressing local, national and
international issues in key areas so as to contribute to the
improvement of the global community. |
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