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.
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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 | fukashere |
Faculties/schools
editThe 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 Preliminary and General studies
- College of Medical Sciences (Proposed)
Approval of MSc, PhD in Mass communication
editThe National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of full time MSc, phD in mass communication program for post graduate students in Federal University of Kashere on 14 June 2023.[2]
Vice chancellor
editThe current vice-chancellor is Prof. Umaru A. Pate.[3] He succeeded Prof. Alhassan Muhammed Gani, whose single term tenure of five years expired on February 10, 2021[4]
- Professor Umaru A. Pate, 2021 - date
- Professor Muhammad Alhassan Gani, 2016 - 2020
- Professor Mohammed Kabiru Faruk, 2011 - 2015
Registrar
editThe former registrar of the school Alhaji Kabiru Garba Aminu handed over to the new Acting Registrar Mallam Umar Faruq Bayu which is appointed in August 2022.[5]
Library
editThe Federal University Kashere Library is a two–storey building, located at a central position making it accessible to the entire university. The library fully started operation in 2012. [6] It has five divisions: Technical Service Division, Reader Service Division, System and Multimedia Division, Reference and Information Services Division, and Serials Management.[7]
Ranking
editAccording to webometrics, the Federal University of Kashere Ranking is analysed below;[8]
| World Ranking | Continental Ranking | Country Ranking | Impact | Openness | Excellence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6911 | 177 | 56 | 6841 | 4325 | 7190 |
References
edit- ^ "Federal University of Kashere". Nigerian Universities System Rankings. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "NUC approves postgraduate prog in Mass Comm for Kashere varsity". Daily Trust. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Who is Prof Pate, new VC of Federal University Kashere?". Daily Trust. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Federal University Kashere gets new VC". The Sun Nigeria. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "University of Kashere gets new Acting Registrar - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com/. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Temboge, Andrew (October 2022). "Use and User Satisfaction With Library Information Resources and Services in Federal University of Kashere Library". ResearchGate. pp. 56–70. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "About the Library". Federal University of Kashere. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "University | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 21 March 2022.