Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Motto	Discipline, Self Reliance and Excellence
Established	1991
Type	Public
Vice-Chancellor	Professor B. C Egboka
Location	Awka, Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Former names	ASUTECH
Nickname	Unizik
Affiliations	Association of African Universities
Website	www.unizik.edu.ng
Crest image © Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka is a Federal university in Nigeria. Its main campus is located in the southeastern part of Nigeria in Anambra State's capital, Awka, and a second campus is at Nnewi. It is one of twenty-five federal universities which are overseen and accredited by the National Universities Commission.

History

Nnamdi Azikiwe University came into being as an offshoot of the defunct Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH). ASUTECH which was established through Law No. 7 of 30 July 1980 by the Government of the old Anambra operated as a multi-campus university, with campuses in Abakiliki, Enugu, Awka and Nnewi. In 1991, following the split of the old Anambra State into Anambra and Enugu States, the Awka and Nnewi campuses of the former ASUTECH were constituent into Nnamdi Azikiwe University by the Anambra State Edict No.5 of November 26, 1991. Nnamdi Azikiwe University was taken over by the Federal Government by Decree No. 34 of July 15, 1992 In 1991, after the former Anambra State was split into Anambra and Enugu States, the Awka and Nnewi campuses of the former Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH) were combined into Nnamdi Azikiwe University, which was later taken over by Federal government. The university is named after Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first president of Nigeria. The Awka Campus became Nnamdi Azikiwe University. In 1992,the Federal Government of Nigeria took over the University from Anambra State. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, thus, became a Federal University. Since then, the University, though handicapped by no initial take-off grant, has recorded astronomical developments both in infrastructure and the quality of her academic programmes. Today, we have pride in the modern architecture that adorn the University. The University also boasts of quality education, academic stability and a credible academic culture.

Location Of The University

The main campus of the University is located at Awka sited thirty-five kilometers to the South -West of Awka and the second campus is at Nnewi.

Student's Population

The University has a population of twenty-four thousand seven hundred and six (24,706) for the full-time and twelve thousand, four hundred and seventy-six (12,476)students for the part-time programmes during the 2004/2005 academic year.

The Vision and Mission Statements

Nnamdi Azikiwe University is founded on the philosophy that knowledge should be propagated and disseminated to individuals without let or hindrance. Teaching and Research would be anchored on the needs of the immediate environment and the Nigerian society generally. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, after whom the University is named, stands out clearly in the history of University education in Nigeria and Africa in general. In the discharge of its mission, the University shall live up to the ideals of this renowned statesman, by making University education pragmatic, and using it to forge unity among the various communities in Nigeria.

The mission of the University is, thus, to use teaching, research and public service to solve societal problems. In the process of learning, students would be oriented to use education in the solution of practical problems confronting them and the Nigerian society. It is hoped that the University’s graduates will be able to use their knowledge to lift the society off its problem in Science, e.g. technological backwardness, poor health delivery services, agricultural under production, environmental degradation, misapplication and/or under utilization of human and material resources, cultural disorientation etc. To achieve these purposes and harness the large pool of qualified secondary school graduands and high caliber manpower in the environment of the University, the University will be conventional in scope and outlook covering wide areas of learning and research.

In totality, the mission of the University is to produce graduates who shall possess the following attributes:

• a wide and ordered knowledge in a discipline area;

• the ability to reason logically;Dedication

• the ability to communicate clearly in speech and writing with confidence and fluency;

• numeracy and computer literacy;

• accepted moral values as honesty, humility, truthfulness, and high ethical standards in personal and professional life;

• acceptance of obligations and responsibilities;

• the desire for life-long education and creativity;

• self confidence and result-oriented ability.

Objectives Of The University

Specifically, the Decree establishing the University provides for the underlisted objects:

• to encourage the advancement of all branches of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction, an opportunity of acquiring higher and liberal education;
• to provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches and to make these facilities available on proper terms to such persons as are equipped to benefit from them;
• Summary: These strategies for success will emphasize our desire for high quality education, wise investment of University resources, result oriented and problem solving curricula. These are mediated through the reorientation of staff attitude to effect pragmatic teaching and development, output mix, research, good governance and management.

Put together, the Mission Statement and Decree No. 34 of 1992 identify the Operational Objectives of the University. Our strategies for their success will be clearly tied to our ability to plan expertly and manage the activities of the University based on extensive internal consultations and consensus building with staff and students through management audit and brain storming sessions. Already many of these are in place and are viable. For instance Academic Planning and Physical Planning Units, Central University Monitoring Committee (which monitors the commitment of staff and students to the objectives of the Decree as well as the tenets of the University’s motto) are functioning effectively. Furthermore, the adoption of Management Information System (MIS) to manage change posed by leadership challenges in appropriate socio-economic endeavours and well planned business initiatives will be vigorously pursued.

Our Motto

The motto of the University is “Discipline, Self Reliance and Excellence.” The rationale for this motto is that discipline is a pre-requisite condition for the achievement of any goal. Discipline embodies endurance, continuity and determination to start afresh when previous efforts fail.

It is believed that discipline will give rise to self reliance, which entails confidence in one’s self and abilities. The amalgam of a disciplined mind with self confidence will yield excellence.

The university offers a diverse range of courses of study, including Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management Sciences, Medicine and Surgery, Social Sciences, Law, African Languages, European Languages, and Education. In the 2004–2005 academic year there were 24,706 full-time students and 12,476 part-time students enrolled. The current Vice Chancillor is Prof. Boniface Egboka who took over from Prof.Ilochi Okafor(SAN) [1]

External links

• The university's website
• [2] Website
• [3] Website