Kaduna State University is located in

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Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...

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. It was established in 2004. It has sixteen faculties with over 50

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. The School has two main

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es:

Kafanchan Kafanchan (; Nikyob: ''Manɡyanɡ'') is a town located in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The town owes much of its development to the railway development in the area. The railway is situated at a particular junction of the Nigeri ...

and

History

The Kaduna State University was established under the Kaduna State law promulgated in May 2004. The promulgation followed the need to boost higher education in the northern and southern parts of the state. Consequently, two campuses were approved: one in

and the other in

. The Kaduna campus took off first, running basic degree programs by former Governor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, the then executive governor of Kaduna State and Visitor to the university, appointed Professor Idris Abdulkadir to be the

pro-chancellor A pro-chancellor is an officer of some universities in Commonwealth countries. The pro-chancellor acts as a deputy to the chancellor and as practical chairman of the university council. In this role, a pro-chancellor may fulfil a number of for ...

and chairman of the Governing Council while Professor

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was appointed the first vice-chancellor. Professor Aminu S. Mikailu, took over from Professor Sambo as second vice-chancellor when the latter was appointed by the

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to head the Nigerian Energy Commission. Professor

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was the third VC. Professor W.B. Quirix was appointed as the fourth VC in January 2012. However, he did not complete the full five-year tenure. Subsequently, Professor Ado-Baba Ahmed was appointed as the Acting Vice-Chancellor from 16 September 2016 until 24 January 2017. Professor

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took office as Vice-Chancellor from 2017 to 2021. Professor Yohanna Tella acted as VC from January to June 2022. Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa briefly assumed the role of Acting Vice-Chancellor from 22 June 2022 until the appointment of Prof Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Government of Kaduna State as the present Vice-Chancellor on the 19 of October, 2022. His Royal Highness,

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II, ( Ajami: محمد السنوسي, ''Muhammadu Sanusi na biyu'' ; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II ( Ajami: خليفة السنوسي), is the spiritual leader (''khalifa'') of the Tijanniy ...

is the current Pro-chancellor, while Hussaini Adamu Dikko is the Chairman of the Governing Council.

Library

The

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is an academy that was established in 2004 to support

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learning Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, value (personal and cultural), values, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, and preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, non-human animals, and ...

and

research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

of the university. the main Library is located in the main campus with information recourses in all subject areas covered by the school and online databases are available with journal information systems from difference faculties in the schoo

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Administration

Kaduna State University has a Chancellor (education), chancellor as its ceremonial head, while the

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is the chief executive and academic officer, like in other Nigerian Universities. The vice-chancellor is usually appointed for a five-year, non-renewable term. The current acting vice-chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Musa Ashafa, took office on 22 June 2022. Below is the tabulated list of all KASU vice-chancellors. The number 4, 6, 8 and 9 are all acting vice chancellors, pending substantive appointment of a VC by the university's governing council.

Colleges and Faculties

The university's senate has now reorganized the school faculties into the collegiate system:

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, EDUCATION & LAW

The college consist of: *Faculty of Arts *Faculty of Education

Faculty of Arts

The

Faculty of Arts A faculty is a division within a university or college comprising one subject area or a group of related subject areas, possibly also delimited by level (e.g. undergraduate). In North America, academic divisions are sometimes titled colleges, sc ...

is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. It has seven departments. The Faculty of Arts comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

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* Christian Religious Studies * English And Drama *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Islamic Studies Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...

* Nigerian Languages & Linguistics

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 ...

The Faculty of Education is situated at Makera, Kakuri Campus of the institution with three departments and 11 programs as follows: Department of Arts and Social Science Education *A. (Ed) Arabic Education *A. (Ed) English Education *A. (Ed) Christian Religious Studies Education *A. (Ed) Islamic Religious Studies Education *A. (Ed) Economics Education *A. (Ed) Hausa Education The Faculty publishes the Kaduna Journal of Education (KADAJE). Department of Science Education *Sc. (Ed) Biology Education *Sc. (Ed) Chemistry Education *Sc. (Ed) Geography Education *Sc. (Ed) Mathematics Education *Sc. (Ed) Physics Education Department of Educational Foundations These department services the other two departments.

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE,COMPUTING & ENGINEERING

The former Faculty of science which a was among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005 has now been reorganized into 3 facilities which include: *Faculty of Computing *Faculty of Life Sciences *Faculty of Physical Sciences

Faculty of Life Sciences

Biochemistry Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...

Biological Sciences Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of ...

Microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

Faculty of Computing

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Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...

* Intelligent Computing

Faculty of Physical Sciences

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

Industrial chemistry The chemical industry comprises the company, companies and other organizations that develop and produce industrial, specialty and other chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, the chemical industry converts raw materials (Petroleum, oil, ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

Geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and Physical property, properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. Geophysicists conduct i ...

Geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

The previous College of Medicine was established in 2008. The College of Medicine has now been reorganized into 5 faculties:

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences

This consists of: *Department of Anatomy *Department of Human Physiology *Department of Pathology

Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences

*Department of Community Medicine

Faculty of Clinical Sciences

*Obstetrics and Gynecology *Internal Medicine *Surgery

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

This faculty consists of 4 department namely: *

Nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

*Medical Radiography *Medical Laboratory Science *

Physiotherapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

Faculty of Dentistry

*Department of Dentistry The Barau Dikko teaching hospital is meant for training of health students.

COLLEGE OF HEALTH & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

The College consist of a Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences which was established in 2012. The founding dean of the faculty is Prof.

Ahmed Tijjani Mora Ahmed Tijjani Mora ( OON) (born May 13, 1956) is a Nigerian pharmacist, academic, former Registrar and now Chairman of the Governing Council of Pharmacy Council of Nigeria. He is the National President, Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association ...

. It has six departments: * Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology * Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management * Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Medicinal chemistry * Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development * Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy. * Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology.

COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

The college consist of the following:

Faculty of Communication and Media

This faculty consists of the following department: *

Mass Communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples o ...

Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences is among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Social Sciences comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

International relation International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

and

diplomacy Diplomacy is the communication by representatives of State (polity), state, International organization, intergovernmental, or Non-governmental organization, non-governmental institutions intended to influence events in the international syste ...

Faculty of Management Sciences

The Faculty of Management Sciences is also among the pioneer faculties of the university, established in 2005. The Faculty of Management Sciences comprises the following departments at the Kaduna Campus: *

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entity, economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activit ...

Business Administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

* Banking and Finance *

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entrepreneu ...

Marketing Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of Business administration, business management and commerce. Marketing is usually conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or ma ...

Public Administration Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...

Procurement Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. The term may also refer to a contractual ...

And

Supply Chain Management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished produc ...

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

The College located in the Kafanchan campus consists of : *Faculty of Environmental Sciences *Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences was among the faculties, established in 2012, and is one of the two faculties on the Kafanchan Campus. It has four departments: *

Estate Management Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and moni ...

Quantity Surveying In the construction industry, a quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional with expert knowledge of construction costs and contracting. Qualified professional quantity surveyors can be known as Chartered Surveyors (Members and Fellows of RICS) in ...

Environmental Management Environmental resource management or environmental management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environment ...

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture was among the faculties, established in 2012, and is one of the two faculties on the Kafachan Campus. It has three department: * Agricultural Economics and Extension * Animal Science * Crop Science *

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 ...

Schools and Institute

School of Postgraduate Studies

The school admits students for

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. The functions of the school are as follows: * Coordinate postgraduate programmes of the university including planning, coordination, administration and admission into programmes of study. * Recommend the provision of facilities for postgraduate work, regulation and disbursement of funds for postgraduate activities. * Enhance the quality of postgraduate instructions and research in the university. * Publicize the postgraduate activities of the university to attract recognition, financial and other support from governments, industries and other agencies. The university has four faculties for the postgraduate (PG) programme: *Faculty of Arts *Faculty of Science *Faculty of Social Sciences *Faculty of Management Sciences.

School of Continuing Education and Basic Studies

College of Basic and Remedial Studies

The College of Basic and Remedial Studies has two campuses: the main campus at Maiduguri Road, Kaduna and the other in Kafanchan. The main campus was established in 2004 and the Kafanchan campus in 2012. Basic and Remedial Studies is a pre-degree training programme aimed at producing well-trained candidates from the university's catchment areas and other Nigerians. The programme is essentially for candidates who could not gain university admission through JAMB due to low

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(UTME) scores. The duration of the Basic and Remedial Studies programme is nine months which is equivalent to one academic session of intensive teaching by qualified teachers. Objectives The main objectives of the Remedial Programme are * to prepare candidates to remedy their O Levels deficiencies through WAEC and

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examinations * to prepare candidates to pass their

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examination * to coach candidates to pass their Post UTME examination * to prepare candidates for the challenges of academic life in university

Admission requirements

Basic Programme Candidates for this programme must possess not less than 5 credits in their WASSCE/SSCE/NECO examinations. Science: Candidates for the science programme should have credits in English, Mathematics and any other 3 of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography. The 5 credits above must have been obtained in not more than 2 sittings. Humanities: Candidates for the arts programme should have credits in English, Mathematics and any other 3 of the following subjects: Economics,

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, History and Literature in English. The 5 credits above must have been obtained in not more than 2 sittings. For both categories, applicants must write the annual JAMB/UTME with relevant subject combination and must obtain the minimum pass mark approved by the Federal Government.

Remedial Programme

Science: Candidates for this programme must possess a minimum of 3 credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geography. Humanities: Candidates for this programme must possess a minimum of 3 credits in not more than 1 sitting in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Government, History and Literature in English. Candidates admitted for the Remedial programme are expected to register and pass SSCE or NECO in the subjects they are deficient. Candidates will not be allowed to register for subjects that have not been attempted at O Level.

Arabic-French Preliminary Studies Programme

Objectives The main objectives of the Arabic-French Preliminary Studies Programme include: #To prepare candidates to pass their UTME examination. #To coach candidates to pass their Post UTME examination. #To prepare candidates for the challenges of academic life in university. All these would be achieved through the provision of qualified, experienced and dedicated lecturers. Admission requirements For Arabic and French, the admission requirement is at least five credits including English Language in WAEC/NECO Examinations in not more than 2 sittings. In addition to the above requirements, all prospective candidates must register and sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Notable People

Alumni

Hafsat Mohammed Baba Hafsat Mohammed Baba (born 17 July 1957), is the former Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development in Kaduna State. She was reappointed Commissioner Human Services and Social Development in July 2019 after serving as Commissioner of ...

Holders of Honorary Degrees

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A retired Nigerian army major general, he was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 Augu ...

Aliko Dangote Aliko Mohammad Dangote (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian businessman known for his key roles in Dangote Group and Dangote Refinery, Refinery. In 2011, he was appointed as member of the economic management team by President Goodluck Jonathan. D ...

* Nasir El-Rufai * Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed * Alhaji Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi * Malam Mele Kyari * Seinde Fademi Oladapo * Amb. Suleiman Dauda Umar

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