Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a state university in Ondo State, Nigeria, fondly known as the University on the Hill. It was first established as Obafemi Awolowo University in March 1982 by the government of the old Ondo State under Chief Adekunle Ajasin, and was later named after him. Its motto is For Learning and Service, and its stated mission is to provide knowledge and skills for self-reliance in an environment where teaching, learning and research can take place.

The university is based at Akungba-Akoko in Ondo State (P.M.B. 01). Academic work is organised in ten faculties: Law, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Administration and Management Sciences, Environmental Designs, Education, Arts, Science, Allied Health Sciences and Computing. The Faculty of Science has nine departments: Biochemistry, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science, Animal and Environmental Biology, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Microbiology, Physics and Electronics, and Plant Science and Biotechnology. The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was created by Senate in July 2024, with NUC approval, to train nurses, medical laboratory scientists and public health practitioners.

Beyond the faculties, the university runs institutes and centres, including the Institute of Education, the Institute of Part-Time Programmes, LIPPSDev, the Centre for Research and Development, the Centre for Space, Energy and Environmental Research, the Centre for Infectious Disease Control and Drug Development, the Women Studies and Development Centre, the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, the Centre for Diploma and Pre-Degree Studies, the ICT Application Centre and an Industrial Training Unit. The AAUA Business School has its own site.

Entrepreneurship is a compulsory general course for undergraduates: ENT 211 (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) at 200 Level and ENT 312 (Venture Creation) at 300 Level, under the NUC Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards introduced from 2024/2025. The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development also offers practical vocational training such as tailoring and fashion design, catering and confectionery, ICT training, shoe making and agro-aquaculture.

The university runs undergraduate, pre-degree, postgraduate and sandwich programmes through separate admission portals. The Vice Chancellor is Professor Tomola Marshal Obamuyi, whose AAUA FIRST strategy covers funding, infrastructure, research and academic excellence, service, and technological advancement. The university's alumni association has an online AAUA Alumni Connect platform.