Public university in Effurun, Nigeria
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in
Delta State ,
Nigeria was established and approved during the
Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of
undergraduates in 2008.
[1]
The university was established under the
Federal Government of Nigeria
[2] initiative, to build a specialized university in the
Niger Delta to produce middle and higher level manpower and
expertise for the oil and gas sector.
[3]
[4]
The
National Universities Commission
[5] (NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the
Petroleum Training Institute (PTI),
Effurun and Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun until it moved to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro,
Uvwie Local Government Area
[6] Delta State, in 2010.
[7]
FUPRE, Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Effurun is the first petroleum university in Africa and sixth in the world.
[8]
[9]
Administrative structure
The administrative structure of the university consists of:
[9]
Centres and administrative departments/units
The centres and administrative departments of the university consist of:
[10]
Administrative departments/units
Information and Communication Technology
Counselling Centre
Academic Planning Unit
Centres
Centre for Maritime and Offshore Studies
Centre for Safety Education
Centre for Research Innovation
Colleges
The institution presently have two colleges
[11] with eighteen departments.
[12] The colleges are:
College of
Science
College of
Technology
The College of Science and College of Technology has started running its courses for its academic session.
[13]
Colleges, Departments and Courses
The Federal University Of Petroleum Resources, consists of two colleges which are College of Science and College of Technology. These Colleges are sub divided into 18 departments.
[14]
Below are a list of departments in FUPRE
College Of Science
[15]
College Of Technology [
citation needed ]
Programmes
The institution presently has three educational programmes:
[16]
College of Basic studies and Foundation Programme
Centre for Safety Education
Centre for Maritime and Offshore studies
Research Papers and Innovation
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Awards and Recognitions
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The University has received many recognitions. Some of them include[
citation needed ]
NUGA Games 2011 Best University in the game of Chess
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Best Engineering Department Award in 2015.
SPE Young Member Outstanding Services Award, Africa Regional, August, 2016
SPE International Young Member Outstanding Services Award, 2017
5th Best Petroleum University in the world,2016
Most Fuel Efficient Urban Concept Gasoline Vehicle Prize at the 2nd Africa Shell Eco-marathon Competition, 2015.
Most Innovative Design Award Vehicle Prize at the 2nd Africa Shell Eco-marathon Competition 2015.
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