The University

Olabisi Onabanjo University (formerly known as Ogun State University) is a State University established in July 1982 but started academic activities for its first set of undergraduates in January 1983. It is an autonomous public and non residential institution established by the Ogun State Government with the sole purpose of providing higher education in the Humanities, Sciences and Technology and encouraging the advancement of learning in all the major spheres of human endeavour.

The University is located at Ago - Iwoye in Ogun State with campuses spread over the State. The Health Sciences and Phamacy are at Ikenne and Sagamu (Remo Campus), College of Engineering and Technology is located at Ibogun, (Egba Campus) Faculties of Law and Science located at the Mini Campus Ago - Iwoye, and the Main Campus is housing the University Central Administration and Faculties of The Social Sciences, Education, Arts and Management Sciences at Ago - Iwoye (Ijebu Campus), while College of Agricultural Sciences is located in Ayetoro (Yewa Campus)

In addition to these Faculties and Colleges, the University has a number of academic and service oriented units, including the General Studies Unit (GNS), the Sports Centre, Institute of Education, Institute of Transport Studies, Centre for Sandwich Programmes (CESAP), Centre for Gender Studies among others.

In all, the University has produced over 20,000 graduates and diplomates since its establishment. These sets of graduates span a wide variety of disciplines and are making waves in all spheres of life. At the begining, the University was lucky to have a selfless and committed Governing Council headed by Prof. Akin L. Mabogunje, a former Dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan with Late Prof. John Olubi Sodipo as the Vice-Chancellor while, Chief Nathaniel O.Sotoyinbo was the Registrar, Mr B.B. Onigbinde was the Bursar and Chief Mrs Laide Soyinka was the University Librarian.

The focused and purposeful leadership given by this foundation management staff gave the university a sound footing that made it to stand the test of time. The University has since grown in age and size. Now, the population of the University has grown close to fifty thousand students including full-time, part-time and postgraduate students as at the 2003/2004 session.

The University Identity

A.            THE CIRCLE

                Stands for First letter in the word ‘Ogun’

B.            THE DECORATED CIRCULAR FORM

                Represents Opon-Ifa, the tray used in Ifa divination whose Odu  (sacred verses) encaspulate several centuries of                 Yoruba thoughts and experience. Thus, the tray stands for traditional wisdom, knowledge and culture.

C.            THE BOOK

                Stands to relate meaningfully effectively to traditional experience and culture in its services to Nigeria,  Africa and                 the world at large.

D.            THE RISING SUN

                Represents Olabisi Onabanjo University throwing its golden rays of knowledge far and wide to illuminate the                  darkness of  ignorance, poverty and diseases.

E.             THE BLUE (NAVY) LINES

                Below the sun, represent the splendid flow of the Ogun River, from which the State derives its name.

F.             THE GOLD COLOUR

                Represents the enlargement of knowledge

G.            THE BLUE (NAVY) COLOUR

                  It is not only the favourite colour of the Yoruba as exemplified  in the ADIRE clothing, but it also posseses the                  coolness and calmness which are important virtues in the Yoruba traditional concept of the good person or                    OMOLUWABI.

UNIVERSITY MOTTO

Excellentia Humana Et. Patriae Opus (The Flowering of Human Abilities and Service to the Fatherland)

UNIVERSITY COLOUR     (NAVY BLUE)

ADDRESS:

POSTAL           -      Olabisi Onabanjo University, P.M.B. 2002

                                   Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria.

OVERSEAS     -      c/o Nigeria Universities Office

                                   190, Tettenham Court Road,

                                   London, WIP 9LE

TELEPHONE   -      (037) 390660 (General)

                                   (037) 390149 (General)

                                   (037) 390147 (Vice-Chancellor)

                                   (037) 390148 (Deputy Vice-Chancellor)

                                   (037) 390550 (Registrar)

                                   (037) 390202 (Director of Works)

                                   (037) 430020 (Dean, Faculty of The Social Sciences)

                                   (037) 430002 (Faculty Officer, Social Sciences)

 WEBSITE        -      www.oou-edu.org

THE VISITOR AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

THE VISITOR

OTUNBA GBENGA DANIEL

GOVERNOR, OGUN STATE

CHANCELLOR

DR. AYOOLA OBA OTUDEKO

O.F.R, F.C.I.B, F.C.A, F.C.C.A, F.C.I.S

PRO-CHANCELLOR AND CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNING COUNCIL

PROFESSOR BIYI AFONJA

B.Sc (Lond.),Dip. Statistics (Aberdeen) M.Sc, Ph.D (Wisconsin) FRSS

VICE-CHANCELLOR

PROFESSOR AFOLABI SOYODE 

B.Sc Econs, Hons (Ib), M.A, Ph.D (Penn),

ITP (Bus. Admin) London

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR

PROFESSOR ODUTOLA OSILESI

B.Sc Chemistry (Com Lauvde), Ph.D Human

Nutrition & Food (Howard Univ. Wash. D.C.U.S.A.)

REGISTRAR

APOSTLE S. O. AJAYI

B.A (Hons),  PGDPA, (Ife) AMNIM, MCIA (Nig.) F.I.C.A.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN

MR. O. K. ODUSANYA

B.L.S (ABU), Msis (USA)

BURSAR

MR. ADEBISI S. SULAIMAN

FCA, HND (Accts) B.Sc (Comp. Sc/Acctg) MBA, MNIM

EXISTING DEPARTMENTS, FACULTIES AND COLLEGES IN THE UNIVERSITY

The following are the Colleges, Faculties and Departments of the University:

1.    COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

(a)  FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND RURAL  DEVELOPMENT.

       Department of Agribusiness and Farm Management

       Department of Agricultural Economics

       Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology

       Department of Home and Hotel Management

(b)  FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES

       Department of Animal Production

       Department of Crop Production

       Department of Renewable Resources

       Department of Soil Science and Farm Mechanization

 2.    OBAFEMI AWOLOWO COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

(a)  FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

       Department of Anatomy

       Department of Biochemistry

       Department of Pathology

       Department of Physiology

       Department of Pharmacology

 (b)  FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES

       Department of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care

       Department of Medicine

       Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

       Department of Paediatrics

       Department of  Surgery

       Department of Radiology

       Department of Anaesthesia

       Department of Opthalmology

 

3.    FACULTY OF PHARMACY

       Department of Pharmaceutic and Pharmaceutical Technology

       Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy

       Department of Pharamaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry

       Department of Pharmacognosy

 

4.    FACULTY OF ARTS

       Department of English

       Department of History and Diplomatic Studies

       Department of Nigerian Languages and Literatures

       Department of Foreign Languages

       Department of Philosophy

       Department of Religious Studies

       Department of Mass Communication

       Department of Performing Arts

5.    FACULTY OF SCIENCE

       Department of Biological Sciences (with specializations in Botany, Zoology, Microbiology)

       Department of Chemical Sciences (with specializations in Industrial Chemistry and Chemistry)

       Department of Earth Sciences (with specialization in Geology)

       Department of Mathematical Sciences (with specialization in Statistics, Computer Science and Mathematics)

       Department of Physics (Physics, Physics with Electronics, and Geophysics)

       Department of Biochemistry

       Department of Geography and Regional Planning

 

6.    FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

       Department of Accounting

       Department of Business Adminstration

       Department of Banking and Finance

       Department of Economics

 

7.    FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

       Department of Geography and Regional Planning

       Department of Political Science

       Department of Psychology

       Department of Sociology

      

8.    FACULTY OF EDUCATION

       Department of Educational Foundations and Management

       Department of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Technology

       Department of Sports Sciences and Health Education

 

9.    FACULTY OF LAW

       Department of Private and Commercial Law

       Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence

 

10. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

(a)  FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

       Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering

       Department of Mechanical Engineering

       Department of Computer Engineering

       Department of Agricultural Engineering

 (b)  FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

       Department of Architecture

       Department of Urban and Regional Planning

       Department of Fine and Applied Arts