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Former names | Ogun State University |
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Motto | Excellentia Humana et Patriae opus |
Type | State-owned University |
Established | 1982 |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Ayodeji Johnson Olayinka Agboola |
Students | 50,000 |
Location | , , Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Language | English |
Colours | Blue |
Website | www |
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state-owned university located in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. The university was founded on 7 July 1982 as Ogun State University (OSU) and was renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University on 29 May 2001, in honour of Olabisi Onabanjo, whose efforts as the then civilian governor of Ogun State gave birth to the university. Many students still refer to the institution as OSU, an acronym for the former name.
The university had a total output of 10,291 graduates and 1,697 postgraduates.[1]
Also, the University provides an opportunity for students to pursue quality education at a low cost, as it charges minimal tuition fees compared to other institutions.
Olabisi Onabanjo University has multiple campuses. The Main Campus in Ago-Iwoye is popularly called Permanent Site (PS) by the students and a Mini Campus which was the home of the Faculty of Science until it was moved to the permanent site in January 2013. The Faculty of Agriculture is in Aiyetoro, the Faculty of Engineering is in Ibogun, the College of Medicine, the faculties of Basic Medical Sciences and Pharmacy are in Shagamu. Students and alumni of the Olabisi Onabanjo University are addressed as ‘Great OOUITES.’
Information and activities amidst Students are communicated through the school's portal as well as notable privately owned magazines/ social media handles such as 'OOU Fola', 'OOU Media' 'OOU Campus Mirror' 'OOU Press Club', 'OOU Update', 'OOU Gazette', 'OOU Premium', 'OOU Parrot', 'Inside OOU magazine', 'OOU Vanguard', 'OOU Voice',‘Omo olabisi’ and a few others.
The mini campus OOU, Centre for Continuous Education (CCED) is now the pre-degree studies unit, Diploma and Jupeb while the main campus is the heart of undergraduate programs.