Courses offered in Uniabuja | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING UNIABUJA
WELCOME TO THE FACULTY
OF ENGINEERING
BRIEF HISTORY
The Senate of the
University at its 92nd regular meeting held on 27th October, 2004 approved the
establishment of the Faculty of Engineering with effect from the 2005/2006
academic session. The academic activities commenced with initial intake of
eight (8) and nine (9) undergraduate (100-level) students into the Departments
of Civil Engineering, and
Mechanical Engineering respectively in that session.
The Departments of Chemical and Electrical Engineering commenced academic
activities in the 2006/2007 session. Due to poor facilities then, the four (4)
programmes failed both the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) and COREN
Accreditations, which led to the stoppage of admission into these programmes.
Hence, with effect from 2010/2011 session no candidate was admitted into any of
the four (4) programmes. Subsequently, the Senate farmed out 300 and 400 level
students of the Faculty to various Universities. The 500 level students were
sent to the Federal University of Technology(FUT), Minna for one year intensive
training. They returned and had their results approved by the Senate. The
breakdown was as follows:-
S/N
Programme
Total No Of Candidates
No Passed
No Of Failures
1
B.Eng. (Chemical)
20
20
-
2
B. Eng. (Civil)
46
42
4
3
B. Eng. (Electrical)
34
32
2
4
B.Eng. (Mechanical)
31
31
-
5
Total
131
125
6
Accreditation Status
Following the Resource
Verification by the NUC in November, 2012, approval was granted by the NUC to
establish Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Programmes
without prejudice to the existing students.
The Faculty then
admitted eighty (80) fresh students to the four (4) approved Programmes for the
2014/2015 Session. The NUC Accreditation visit of November, 2014 yielded
Interim Accreditation for the four (4) Departments and that of COREN in March
2015 gave full accreditation to Departments of Chemical and Civil Engineering
and interim accreditation to Electrical/Electronics and Mechanical Engineering
Departments.
This was due to
tremendous work done to address the issues and challenges that led to the
failed accreditation previously.
Present Condition of
Faculty
Manpower Development:
The Faculty has
recruited more Academic Staff in various fields of specialization as full time
staff, visiting or on pro bono basis. A great number of Faculty staff have
either acquired their PhDs or are in the process of acquiring it. More
recruitment is envisaged with increased student enrolment.
Library:
There is now a Faculty
based Library which stock current and up to date materials (books, journals,
periodicals etc.) aside the Main University Library. There is also an e-library
facility.
Laboratories:
The Faculty has been
able to create more space and also procured and installed Laboratory equipment
for students’ practicals and research for the four (4) Programmes. The
equipment are very new and modern.
Workshop:
The Faculty now has a
Central Workshop which services the four (4) Programmes. The workshop has the
machining/fitting shop and the welding/fabrication shop among others.
Staff Office
Accommodation:
Staffs are being
accommodated in the first wing of the Engineering Complex. The second wing is
under construction and when completed will accommodate more staff, classrooms,
lecture theatre and other ancillaries.
Students:
A total of one hundred
and twenty (120) students were admitted in the 2014/2015 session and one
hundred and sixty (160) in the current 2015/2016 session.
Computer Room:
The Faculty has a
dedicated Computer Room/Laboratory.
Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU):
The University is
strategically located (in the country’s capital). In line with this, the
Faculty has signed MoUs with a number of related Organizations, Government
Agencies and Companies; these include NARSDA, ECN, NASENI, AFIT (Kaduna) etc.
VISION AND CHALLENGES
Linkages
To enhance exposure and
improve the capacity of staff and students, the Faculty will like to enter into
fruitful linkages with other reputable Institutions and Industries, including
those abroad. We look forward to linkages that can result into staff exchanges,
sponsorship to International Conferences, procurement of current and reputable
academic journals, books, softwares, etc. Linkages that give opportunities to
workshops and staff trainings will be appreciated.
Structures
The second wing of the
Faculty Complex presently under construction was donated by the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN). The Faculty is still very much open for more of such donations.
This is in view of the Faculty vision to establish more programmes in the near
future.
Laboratory and Workshop
Equipment
Though the University
had recently procured new equipment, the Faculty is still open to more.
Equipment in the four (4) Departments and in envisaged new programmes is
solicited.
Postgraduate studies
Presently, academic staff
of the Faculty are admitted for Postgraduate Studies in other Universities. The
Faculty has a plan to introduce Postgraduate Studies in the four (4)
Departments. The proposal for this has been approved by the University Senate.
We are hoping to commence admission before the end of 2016.
Courses offered
chemical engineering
civil engineering
electrical electronic
engineering
mechanical engineering
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