Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State

Federal University Dutse (FUD) is a federal university in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State in north-western Nigeria. It received its charter from the Federal Government of Nigeria on 9 February 2011. Its motto is Knowledge, Excellence and Service, and its colours are green, for new beginnings and the agrarian setting, and gold, for the Sahel environment. The logo combines Dutse's rock formation, a gazelle, a date palm, an open book and a pen.

The university describes its vision as combining high-quality teaching and scholarship with exemplary leadership, and its philosophy as curiosity, critical thinking and community relevance. It aims to serve as a flagship institution for university education in Nigeria and its catchment area, to build partnerships for economic and community development in Jigawa and beyond, and to advance knowledge through research across the arts and sciences. Its core values stress human dignity, free inquiry, diversity, equity and inclusion, and academic integrity.

Undergraduate programmes are grouped broadly into agriculture, management and social sciences, arts and social sciences, and the sciences. They include B.Agric. degrees in Agricultural Economics and Extension, Animal Science, Crop Science and Soil Science, plus Fisheries and Aquaculture and Forestry and Wildlife; B.Sc. degrees in Accounting, Actuarial Science, Insurance, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Public Administration, Taxation, Economics, Political Science, Criminology and Security Studies, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Management and Toxicology and Mathematics; and a B.A. in English Language. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is one of the pioneer faculties and covers arts, languages, economics, politics, sociology and security studies.

Postgraduate study is coordinated through the College (School) of Postgraduate Studies, headed by a Provost, with postgraduate diploma, master's and doctoral pathways. Representative postgraduate areas in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences include development economics, health economics, development studies, English language and literature, political science, public policy and administration, and criminology, criminal justice and security administration.

Administration is led by the Vice-Chancellor, two Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Academic Services; Administration), the Registrar, the Bursar and the University Librarian, supported by Registry, Bursary, Student Affairs, and Works and Services divisions. Units include Academic Planning, Research and Development, Sports, and the ICT/NCC Centre. Students use a student portal for payments and course registration, a Moodle e-learning platform and the main university library.