University in Nigeria
Asaba, Delta State
University profile
Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba (DOU) is a state government-owned university in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, Nigeria. It is one of three new universities established by the Delta State Government and approved by the National Universities Commission in 2021. Its vision is to be a leading transformational university that empowers all stakeholders through technology.
Teaching is organised in nine faculties: Agriculture, Allied Medical Sciences, Arts, Computing, Environmental Sciences, Law, Management Sciences, Science and Social Sciences.
The faculties cover a broad range of fields. Agriculture includes agribusiness, fisheries and aquaculture, home science and soil and land resource management. Computing offers computer science, cyber security, data science, information technology and software engineering. Environmental Sciences includes architecture, building, estate management, quantity surveying, surveying and geo-informatics and urban and regional planning. Allied Medical Sciences includes nursing science, optometry, medical laboratory science, human nutrition and dietetics, public health and health information management. Management Sciences includes accounting, actuarial science, banking and finance, insurance, marketing and hospitality and tourism studies.
Full-time undergraduate degrees run for four to five years and are entered through UTME or Direct Entry. Beyond degree programmes, the university runs a one-year Pre-Degree programme leading to 100-level admission, a one-year JUPEB foundation programme (affiliated to the University of Lagos) leading to 200-level Direct Entry, and two-year diploma programmes, as well as certificate and advanced diploma programmes. Inter-university transfer applications are also received.
The University Library supports teaching and research with print collections, databases, e-journals and e-books, and runs reader services, serials, special collection, cataloguing, digital commons and institutional repository units. The Vice-Chancellor is Professor Samuel Ovuete Aghalino, a historian of the Niger Delta; the Registrar is Mrs Florence Ngozi Nweke and the Bursar is Mr Okolo Emmanuel Okolo.
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View scholarships for Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba →Full-time admission to undergraduate programmes is only through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry. Candidates need five credits at O-Level or equivalent in the subjects required by the department of choice, and a minimum of 150 in UTME with their details forwarded to DOU by JAMB. Candidates must be at least 16 years old by 30 September of the year of admission. Programmes run for four to five years. Candidates are also required to take part in Post-UTME screening; the 2026/2027 Post-UTME application is made through the university portal.
Create an account on the university portal (myportal.dou.edu.ng), complete the form, upload the required documents and pay the application fee.
Five O-Level credits including English Language; no JAMB score is required. Minimum age is 16 by 30 September, and candidates attend lectures full time on campus. The programme runs for 12 months and leads to admission into 100 level. Applications for the 2026/2027 session are made on the portal by selecting the Pre-Degree form, filling it in, uploading the O-Level result and paying.
Five O-Level credits including English Language, three A-Level subjects chosen from the Science, Arts or Social Science tracks, no JAMB score required, minimum age 16. Successful candidates qualify for 200-level Direct Entry at DOU and partner universities. Apply on the portal by selecting the JUPEB form.
Diploma entry requires five O-Level credits in relevant subjects, no JAMB score, and a minimum age of 16. The diploma runs for two years, including an internship, and can lead to 200-level Direct Entry. The application form fee is N15,000 for each of the Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma (part time) programmes.
Students of other universities may apply for inter-university transfer through the portal.
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