University in Nigeria
Kontagora, Niger State
University profile
The Federal University of Education, Kontagora (FUEK) is a federal teacher-education university in Kontagora, Niger State, north-central Nigeria. It grew out of the Federal College of Education, Kontagora, which was founded in 1978, and was transmuted to university status in October 2024. Its vision is to make quality the defining element of teacher training, with a curriculum relevant and responsive to the needs of Nigerian society, and its mission is to produce motivated and skilled teachers for basic and post-basic education through teaching, research and public service.
Undergraduate programmes lead to the B.Sc.(Ed) degree and are organised in five faculties. The Faculty of Arts and Social Science Education covers Arabic, Christian Religious Studies, English Language, French, Hausa, Yoruba, History, Islamic Studies, Language Arts and Communication, Creative Arts, Music, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sustainable Development Studies, Entrepreneurship and Social Studies and Civic Education. The Faculty of Education offers Educational Management, Guidance and Counselling, Educational Technology and Library and Information Science. The Faculty of Science Education offers Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Human Kinetics, Health Education, Integrated Science and Environmental Education. The Faculty of Specialized Education covers Adult and Continuing Education, Early Childhood Education, Primary Education and Special Needs Education. The Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education offers Agricultural Education, Business Education, Home Economics and Technology Education.
Many programmes are run as double-major combinations of two complementary teaching subjects, for example English with Yoruba, Economics or Political Science, Integrated Science with Computer Education or Mathematics, and Christian Religious Studies with English, Economics or Political Science.
Postgraduate study includes Master's and Ph.D. programmes and an MBA with specialisations in accounting, business administration, finance, marketing, human resource management and entrepreneurship. All postgraduate programmes are full-time except the M.Sc./ACIB Finance programme, which is part-time.
The university aims to produce what it calls a total graduate: a goal getter, pace setter, solution provider, job creator, confident and empathetic person. Principal officers include the Vice-Chancellor, two Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Administration and Academics), the Registrar, the Bursar and the University Librarian. Events are held at the Col. Sani Bello Auditorium on campus. The university works with TETFund, which has sponsored staff training there, and with Niger State and Kontagora local government authorities.
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View scholarships for Federal University of Education Kontagora, Niger State →Candidates need SSCE, NECO or GCE (or equivalent) with credit passes in five relevant subjects in not more than two sittings, including English Language and Mathematics, and an acceptable UTME score. UTME subjects depend on the programme: for example English, Biology and two science subjects for Biology Education; English, Economics and any two relevant subjects for Economics Education; English, Mathematics, Economics and one arts or social science subject for Business Education; English, Mathematics and any two subjects for Special Needs Education.
A Lower Credit or Merit pass in a relevant ND, or an equivalent NCE; or two A-Level passes in relevant subjects with five O-Level credits; or three A-Level passes with three O-Level credits (not more than two sittings). English Language and Mathematics credits are required in all cases, and the O-Level requirements of the intended programme must be met.
Master's: a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with at least Second Class Lower Division (CGPA 3.00 or higher); lower classes need a postgraduate diploma, and HND holders are eligible with a postgraduate diploma. Ph.D.: bachelor's and master's degrees with a minimum CGPA of 4.00 on a 5.00 scale; 3.50 to 3.99 for M.Phil/Ph.D. entry; professional master's degrees are not eligible. Applicants submit an online form, transcripts, degree certificates, NYSC certificate (Nigerian citizens), reference letters, a statement of purpose, a research concept note or proposal and a nominated supervisor if any.
The university is sited on the Mokwa-Bokani-Kontagora Road, Kontagora, Niger State, where its faculties and the Col. Sani Bello Auditorium are located.
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