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. Its main campus is in Gadau, with others in Misau and

Bauchi Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

History

After becoming independent in 1960, Nigeria had only one university at

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, which was an affiliate of the

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. The Ashby Commission, set up in 1959 to advise the Government on the need for tertiary education recommended the establishment of what is today referred to as "First Generation Universities": the

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, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. By the 1970s, the projections of the Ashby Commission report were found to be unrealistic, particularly on student enrollment and course offerings, motivating the establishment of the so-called "Second Generation Universities". By the early 1980s, the Federal Government had attempted to establish a university in each of the then 19 States. The continued demand for tertiary education led to the liberalization of the federal monopoly on establishing universities, allowing the States to establish their universities. In 2007, the former State Governor Ahmad Adamu Muazu created a Planning and Implementation Committee. In October 2008, Governor

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initiated another committee to resume the effort. In June 2009, an Implementation Committee proceeded, building on the previous committees' work. After the committee reviewed the acquisition and improvement of the campus sites at Gadau (Azare), Misau, and

, the Government awarded several contracts for the renovation of the campuses. The Government then engaged a Lagos-based firm to produce the Bauchi State University Academic Brief, a Master Plan, and a

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to cover its 25-year development plan. The law establishing the university was passed by the

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and approved by Governor Isa Yuguda on 31 December 2010.

Campuses and departments

The university has three campuses: * Gadau (Azare), the main campus and location of the administration * Misau Campus * Bauchi Campus Faculties * Gadau Campus ** School of Basic and Remedial Studies ** Faculty of

Art Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, tec ...

** Faculty of

Education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

** Faculty of

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

** Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences ** Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences ** Faculty of

Science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

* Misau Campus ** ** Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

* Bauchi Campus ** Faculty of

Social Science Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

** Faculty of

Management Science Management science (or managerial science) is a wide and interdisciplinary study of solving complex problems and making strategic decisions as it pertains to institutions, corporations, governments and other types of organizational entities. It is ...

By the end of the fourth phase of development (2026/27 - 2030/31) the university is expected to have the following faculties: * Gadau Campus ** Faculty of Arts ** Faculty of Education ** Faculty of Science ** School of Basic and Remedial Studies ** Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences * Misau Campus ** Faculty of Law * Bauchi Campus ** Faculty of Management Sciences ** Faculty of Social Sciences ** Faculty of Environmental Sciences

Notes

* Bauchi State University "Academic-Brief 2011/12-2020/21" Volume I, Feb. 2013 * Review of Basug, 3rd Meeting with TOROSA By Ibrahim Baba Ahmed(Marel), chairman of the committee,12/5/2015.

References

External links

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