Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun
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The Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State
, Nigeria
was established and approved by the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March, 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008.
The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria and worldwide.
The University operates a collegiate system.
The National Universities Commission(NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute Effurun and FUPRE until it moves to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro,Uvwie Local Government Area. The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta state
serves as the temporary campus of the University
.
The College of Science and College of Technology has started running courses for its academic session while the College of Management Sciences will commence at a later date.
and technology related courses such as:
The school moved to it permanent site in 2010. The first V.C of the school is Prof BABATUNDE ALABI
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
was established and approved by the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March, 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008.
The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria and worldwide.
The University operates a collegiate system.
The National Universities Commission(NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute Effurun and FUPRE until it moves to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro,Uvwie Local Government Area. The Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Effurun, Delta state
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
serves as the temporary campus of the University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
.
Administrative structure
The administrative structure of the university consists of:- Chancellor
- Principal Officers of the University
- Members of the Governing Council
Faculties
The institution has a Collegiate system which will be developed in three phases over a period of six years- The College of Science is the Foundation College;
- The College of Technology in the second phase of development.
- The College of Management Sciences has been earmarked for the third phase of development.
The College of Science and College of Technology has started running courses for its academic session while the College of Management Sciences will commence at a later date.
Departments and courses
The main focus is petroleum engineeringPetroleum engineering
Petroleum engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Subsurface activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, which are the activities of...
and technology related courses such as:
- Chemistry
- Environmental science
- Industrial Chemistry
- Geophysics
- Geology
- Marine Engineering
- Mathematical Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
- Computer Science
- Electrical/Electronics
- Petroleum Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
The school moved to it permanent site in 2010. The first V.C of the school is Prof BABATUNDE ALABI