Historical Background The Biotechnology Centre was set up in the year 2000 as part of the Equipment Maintenance Centre in response to the 1st Summer Course on ‘In-vitro recombinant DNA techniques’ held at the University. It was elevated to the status of full-fledged Centre in the year 2001 with the Second Summer Course that started…
The University’s Governing Council, during its 65th Statutory meeting on December 17, 2010, established The Centre for Community-Based Farming Scheme (COBFAS) to coordinate the implementation of the One Year Farm Practical Programme for the Bachelor of Agriculture Degree candidates at the penultimate year of their programme. This action makes the University to be one of…
Background Following the recommendation of its Committee on Agricultural Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC) at its 40 th statutory meeting of 6th September, 1989 directed each Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Nigeria to establish a ‘Veterinary Teaching Hospital attached to but as an independent unit of the existing Faculty of Veterinary Medicine’. Accordingly, the…
Brief History The Part- Time Degree Programme (PTDP) was established in the year 2007 as one of the substantive programmes run under the coordination of the Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD). The Programme started operation with nine (9) degree programmes across six (6) Colleges of the University. Currently the Part Time Degree Programme runs…
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta management deemed it worthwhile that the University Staff School be established to enable the staff of the University send their children and wards to a Nursery and Primary School with the intention of giving them qualitative education. Non-staff who wish to send their children to the school are allowed provided…
Preamble The Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies CENTS was established in March 2011 in line with the express directive of the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) through the National Universities Commission (NUC) mandating all Tertiary institutions in the country to offer entrepreneurship programme and establish entrepreneurial Centre. The goal of integrating entrepreneurship studies into University Education…
FUNAAB Enterprises emanated from the then Industrial Park Unit which is one of the developmental groups under the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development). FUNAAB Industrial Park was established on 12th November, 2009, with transfer of assets especially processing factories namely: Bakery, Palm-Wine Bottling Factory, Garri and deodorized Fufu Flour Factory, Palm Oil Packaging, Apiary…
Preamble FUNAAB Zoo PARK is a natural, fauna and flora conservation facility, a tourist attraction centre of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. It is located on a 62 hectare piece of land within the 10,000 hectares of the University, in a derived savannah zone constituting a place of Natural Hospitality. FUNAAB Zoo Park is…
Brief History The International Centre for Professional Development (ICPD) was established on 13th April, 2014. This was based on the proposal by the Brightsword Technologies (BST) Limited, Singapore for mounting of training program in Information and Communication Technology certifications. It was a welcome development for the University and a Memorandum of Understanding was consequently signed…
Information and Communication Technology Resource Centre (ICTREC) coordinates all Information and Communication Technology (ICT) related activities on campus. It evolved from the Computer Centre in 2007 to capture the wider landscape of Information and Communication Technology that Computer Technology had evolved into. ICTREC is a professional service centre whose impact cuts across every segment and…
Establishment of Ceadese A special multidisciplinary grants committee, under the supervision of the current Vice Chancellor Prof. F. K. Salako (then the Deputy Vice Chancellor – Development) sat to bid for the establishment of the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The competitive bid went through the…