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Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo

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Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo
university
Year dem found am2011 Edit
Official nameFederal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo Edit
Native labelFederal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo Edit
Dem name afterAlex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme Edit
Motto textHome of Soaring Eagles Edit
CountryNigeria Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydIkwo Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+01:00 Edit
Ein locationEbonyi State Edit
Coordinate location6°7′54″N 8°8′29″E Edit
Language of work or nameEnglish Edit
Language dem useEnglish Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.funai.edu.ng Edit
Official colorgreen Edit
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De Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State (AE-FUNAI) be Nigerian higher institution wey dey locate insyd Ndufu-Alike Ikwo of Ebonyi State.[1] Dem establish am insyd 2011.[2][3][4] Dem formally dey bell am Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo til February 2, 2018 wen de Federal Government rename am after de late civilian Vice Pee of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. De varsity dey tap land mass of 438 hectares top. De varsity get 10,000 den 2, 230 students den staff population respectively.

Faculties den Departments[edit | edit source]

De University get 13 Faculties, 50 departments, 58 academic programmes den college of Medical Sciences as well as School of Postgraduate Studies:[5][6]

  • Agriculture
  • Basic Medical Sciences
  • Education
  • Engineering den Technology
  • Humanities
  • Management Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Sciences
  • College of Medicine
  • Physical Sciences
  • Law

De University Library[edit | edit source]

Dem found de University Library insyd 2012, not long after dem found de University for 2011 insyd.[7] De varsity ein primary focus area —teaching/learning, research, den community services — dey for tandem insyd plus de library as social institution.

De primary aims of de library be:

  • Establish fully ICT-driven library services by make edey adopt de application of information technology to all library operations
  • Make sure make e build solid library of resources wey dey use reliable information sources.
  • Create den maintain strong electronic library for de Virtual Learning Environment platform (VLE).
  • Provide suitable environment give learning den research purposes.
  • Make sure de sources be current, pertinent, den, most essential, get significant impact for de varsity ein programmes top.
  • Provide staff den students sufficient access to de collection den ensure dat dem dey make de most of de information sources available.
  • Manage de resources effectively for de varsity ein benefit.
  • Offer auxiliary services to de varsity population.

De Library Structure[edit | edit source]

Library Services[edit | edit source]

  • De library services dey include:
  • Lending books to both staff den students
  • E-library services
  • Inter-library loan services
  • Book Reservation
  • Reference services etc.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Oginiyi, Nkechinyere (2022-02-16). "Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi joins ASUU strike". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. "A-Z list of accredited Nigerian Universities & Colleges". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. "Alex Ekwueme University gets new VC". 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. "SSANU warns of another strike in varsities | The Nation Nigeria". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. "Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike".
  6. "History – Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike". Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  7. "Our Library – Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike". Retrieved 2023-06-03.

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