Federal University Kashere
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Other name | FUK |
|---|---|
| Motto | Doctrina Mater Artium |
Motto in English | Education for Global Citizenship |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2011 |
| Founder | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Accreditation | National Universities Commission |
| Visitor | Bola Ahmed Tinibu |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Umaru A. Pate |
| Location | , , |
| Language | English language |
| Colors | Green and Maroon |
| Website | www.fukashere.edu.ng |
The Federal University of Kashere, also known as FUKashere, is a public conventional university situated in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.[1] The recently established university is situated in the small city of Kashere an administrative territory of Pindiga, Akko local government in Gombe State Nigeria. It was established in 2010 by the Goodluck Jonathan administration as one of the nine new federal universities created in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. The university was established in a bid to increase access to education and also to ensure equity among all the States in Nigeria.
Faculties/Schools
The university is recently running 6 faculties and 2 Schools which are listed below
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Sciences
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- School of Postgraduate Studies
- School of Premilinary and General studies
- College of Medical Sciences (Proposed)
Approval of MSc, PhD in Mass communication
National university commission[2](NUC) has approved the commencement of full time MSc, phD in mass communication program for Post graduate students in federal university of kashere on the 14th of June 2023.[3]
Vice chancellor
The current vice-chancellor is Prof. Umaru A. Pate.[4] He succeeded Prof. Alhassan Muhammed Gani, whose single term tenure of five years expired on February 10, 2021[5]
- Professor Umaru A. Pate, 2021 - date
- Professor Muhammad Alhassan Gani, 2016 - 2020
- Professor Mohammed Kabiru Faruk, 2011 - 2015
Registra
The former registra of the school Alhaji Kabiru Garba Aminu handed over to the new Acting Registra Mallam.Umar Faruq Bayu which is appointed in August 2022.[6]
Ranking
According to webometrics, Federal University of Kashere Ranking is analysed below;[7]
| World Ranking | Continental Ranking | Country Ranking | Impact | Openness | Excellence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6911 | 177 | 56 | 6841 | 4325 | 7190 |
References
- ^ "Federal University of Kashere | Nigerian Universities System Rankings". nusrankings.ng. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "National Universities Commision |". Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "NUC approves postgraduate prog in Mass Comm for Kashere varsity - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com/. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Who is Prof Pate, new VC of Federal University Kashere?". Daily Trust. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Federal University Kashere gets new VC". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "University of Kashere gets new Acting Registrar - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com/. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "University | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2022-03-21.