FEDERAL UNIVERSTY DUTSE

 

      FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE

   FUD is a federal government university located in Dutse, Jigawa state in the northwestern Nigeria. It was established in 2011 with a pioneer student population of 265 and with Prof Jibirillu Dahiru Aminu (OFR) as the pioneer vice-chancellor. It operates an urban campus in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa state.

 FUD received its charter along with other newly established federal universities from the federal government of Nigeria on 9th February, 2011.

FUD seeks to attract a diverse cast of lecturers and students and creating academic relationships with many universities and higher education Institutions locally and globally. Federal university Dutse held its 1st convocation ceremony on 16th January, 2016. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. 

     Important Information about the university

Motto: knowledge, Excellence and Service

Nickname: FUD and rarely FUDUTSE

Website: www.fud.edu.ng

Address: Ibadan Aliyu Way Byepass, Dutse, Nigeria

Email: registrar@fud.edu.ng

Campus: Urban

Proximate states: Bauchi, Kano, Yobe, Gombe and Katsina

Four nearby metropolitan cities; kano, Bauchi, Kaduna and Maiduguri.

These faculties/colleges exist in Federal university of Dutse, FUD;

Faculty of Management Sciences: accounting, actuarial science, banking and finance, taxation, business administration

Faculty of Sciences: computer science, physics, chemistry, mathematics, biochemistry, microbiology and biotechnology, environmental management and toxicology, botany, biology, zoology

Faculty of Agriculture: agricultural economics and extension, animal science, crop science, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry and wildlife, soil science

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: economics, English language, political science, sociology

Faculty of General Studies

College of Medicine and Health Sciences: anatomy, medicine and surgery(MBBS), physiology

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 FUD has 1,332 academic and non-teaching staff and offers degree programs in agriculture,humanities, medical sciences, natural sciences and Social sciences.

 FUD aspires to be a teaching and research-intensive, technologically driven Institution and hopes to attract distinguished nationally and internationally known researchers, authors, scientists, scholars and other fellows and members of professional associations and Academies to achieve vision of higher education, knowledge and service.

  FUD Objectives

Contribute to national effort in providing high quality university education devoid of the usual interruptions.

Build an academic community in which the youths can develop their full potential under a tradition of excellence in all spheres of life.

Advance the frontiers of knowledge through research in the various fields of learning in which the university has expertise.

Grow and develop into a significant symbol of local and national aspirations especially for the host community and foster private-public cooperation.

Nurture and motivate students to embrace and thrive in the world of knowledge, learning, work and service

     Core Values

·        Respect for the fundamental values of human dignity and right to self-improvement

·        Commitment to a robust educational environment, one that supports critical thinking, free enquiry and respect to diverse views and values

·        A commitment to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion, such that discrimination based on race, gender, class, age, religion, disability and other acts of intolerance are unacceptable in FUD.

·        The consideration that academic honesty and integrity to lie at the heart of academic enterprise of knowledge production, learning and service.

Promotion of an environment in which all people are inspired to learn, the encouragement of intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, pre-inquiry and respect for views and values of an increasingly diverse population are what FUD’s Philosophy is premised on.

 More so, FUD's philosophy is also based on active engagement with addressing critical needs of the catchment states, the Nigerian nation and the global community in close partnership with the host community, the federal government, proximate state governments, including partnership with public, private and non-profit Institutions in Jigawa State and beyond.

    Vision and Mission

MISSION: The Federal University Dutse exits to cultivate learning, develop knowledge, and foster free exchange of ideas. The University will focus on a strong tradition of distinguished scholarship, research, teaching, and service that is grounded in a commitment to increasing and disseminating scientific, humanistic, and social knowledge for the benefit of larger society. In this, FUD will strive to be a major research university with extensive graduate programs that are also dedicated to outstanding undergraduate and professional education. The University’s faculties and departments will be committed to the intellectual, cultural, and ethical development of students as citizens, scholars, and professionals. FUD graduates will be prepared to contribute to a global society that requires leaders with creativity, integrity, and a dedication to service. Finally, FUD is committed to ideas that will make it to be recognized around the world as one of the best institutions of higher education.

VISION: The Federal University Dutse shall excel in educating men and women for competence and character. We will realize this vision by combining teaching and scholarship of high quality with exemplary leadership at all levels. By doing this we hope to earn nation and international recognition and further attract human and material resources needed for sustained and unrelenting excellence.

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