Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo

Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED), Ondo, is a federal university in Ondo State, south-western Nigeria, dedicated to the training of teachers. It describes itself as a foremost teacher-training institution in Nigeria, and its vision is to be a model teachers' training institution that pursues academic excellence through teaching, learning and research for the professionalisation of teaching to global standards.

The university's mandate is to train NCE graduates to teach their subjects in primary and secondary schools, and to produce B.A./B.Sc. (Education) and B.Ed. graduates for secondary schools, technical and teachers' colleges. It also organises in-service training for teachers, vacation courses, conferences, workshops and seminars for teachers and school principals, and offers consultancy and advice to governments on educational policy and curricula.

Academic work is organised in five faculties: Science, Education, Management and Social Sciences, Vocational and Technical Education, and Arts. Departments include Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology and Mathematics in Science; Educational Management in Education; Accounting in Management and Social Sciences; Agricultural Science in Vocational and Technical Education; and Yoruba Linguistics and African Languages and French in Arts. The university also runs a Directorate of Continuing Education and Part-Time Studies, an Adeyemi College of Technology (ACT), pre-degree and Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) programmes, and directorates for ICT, Sports and International Linkages and Research Development.

The permanent site is on Ondo-Ore Road (Laje Road) in Ondo town, about 50 km from Akure, the state capital. Student services include a library, counselling, hostel and food services, university sports and a financial aid office.