University in Nigeria
Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State
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Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), formerly Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), is a federal university in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, about 25 kilometres from the state capital, Abakaliki. It was established by the Federal Government on 26 February 2011 to widen access to tertiary education, in a state that previously had no federal university. The university calls itself the 'Home of Soaring Eagles'.
The university stands on about 438 hectares of land donated by the people of Ndufu-Alike and surveyed and handed over by the Ebonyi State Government. Ikwo is bounded to the north by Abakaliki and Ezza South local government areas and to the south by Cross River State.
Academic work is organised in 11 faculties: Agriculture, Basic Medical Sciences, Biological Science, College of Medical Sciences, Education, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Management Sciences, Physical Science and Social Sciences. The university has 41 academic departments offering 57 programmes, a College of Medicine and a School of Postgraduate Studies. It also runs a competitive pre-degree programme and an integrated foundation year that prepare candidates who miss the standard entry criteria for 100 level.
Student support and facilities include multimedia classrooms, laboratories, a university library holding e-books, e-journals and print texts, a medical centre, a sports unit (the university hosted the South East University Games), and an Entrepreneurship and Employability Centre that offers entrepreneurship courses, career planning, business advice and incubator space. The Dean of Student Affairs administers male and female hostels with counselling services; total hostel capacity is about 989 students.
The Centre for Internationalization, Linkages, Advancement and Global Ranking manages international partnerships, exchange programmes and visiting fellowships, orients incoming international students and helps them with residence permits, visas and local accommodation. The university describes its academic philosophy as built on excellence, integrity and entrepreneurship development.
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View scholarships for Alex Ekwueme University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State →Candidates need five credit passes at SSCE (or equivalent) in relevant subjects at not more than two sittings, including English and Mathematics, and an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in relevant subjects. Faculty and departmental requirements apply in addition. The minimum UTME score follows the average agreed by the Tertiary Education Committee technical committee.
Five SSCE credit passes plus at least two A-level (or equivalent) passes in relevant subjects, or an NCE or OND with credit passes, or a good first degree in another field. Diploma holders are usually admitted into the second or third year of the matching degree programme.
A pre-degree programme (including JUPEB registration) and an integrated foundation year prepare candidates who do not meet standard entry criteria for 100 level.
Undergraduate fees (naira) for freshmen: all faculties except Engineering and Medicine 174,000 (30,000 school fee plus 144,000 accommodation); Engineering 246,000 (plus a 72,000 levy included in accommodation figure); Medicine 630,000 (200,000 levy). Returning students: 110,100, 182,100 and 380,000 respectively. A refundable caution fee of 20,000 naira applies. Postgraduate international fees (naira): PGD 80,000, MSc 104,000, PhD 104,000 for faculties other than Engineering and Medicine; Engineering PGD 130,000, MSc and PhD 154,000; Engineering levy 50,000 and Medical levy 200,000, with departmental dues and utility fees extra. Postgraduate applications are made through the university portal.
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