University in Nigeria
Gadon Kaya, BUK Road, Gwale, Kano
University profile
Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu University (KHAIRUN) is a private university in Kano State, northern Nigeria, named after the late Khalifa Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu, the Kano businessman and leader of the Tijjaniyya movement in Nigeria who founded private schools from kindergarten to university level. Its mission is to produce educated, morally sound and skilled graduates who respond to the challenges of the 21st century, and its vision is to be a world-class teaching and research university producing educated, self-disciplined, confident and independent-minded graduates.
The university is located at Gadon Kaya, opposite the City Gate on BUK Road in Gwale, Kano. It combines a grounding in Qur'anic and Islamic values with modern science, engineering and health-related programmes.
Academic work is organised in three faculties:
Law is also listed among the programme areas offered. The university has a University Library and uses an online application portal. Its governance includes a Board of Trustees chaired by Emeritus Prof. Muhammad Sani Zaharaddeen, OFR, a Governing Council chaired by Prof. Kabiru Isyaku (Pro-Chancellor), and a Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdulrashid Garba. The Chancellor is the Emir of Argungu.
The Khairun Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (KCIKS) operates within the university as a research, innovation and cultural heritage hub.
In August 2025 the university held a handover ceremony for its operational licence from the National Universities Commission (NUC), and in the same month signed an academic collaboration agreement with Sabratha University, Libya.
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View scholarships for Khalifa Isiyaku Rabiu University, Kano →Candidates must sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), choose KHAIRUN as first choice and score an aggregate of 150 or higher in the relevant subjects as advertised in the UTME brochure. Subject combinations must match the chosen programme.
Five credit passes in the SSCE (WAEC, NECO, NBAIS or NABTEB) at one sitting, or six credit passes at not more than two sittings, in English Language, Mathematics and other subjects relevant to the course of study. Some colleges and programmes have additional requirements.
No admission is possible without taking part in the university screening exercise and attaining the required standard.
Candidates need the O-Level requirements above plus at least two A-Level passes at GCE or equivalent in relevant subjects. Holders of OND/ND with Upper Credit or NCE with overall Credit are eligible for 200 Level of relevant programmes, provided they also satisfy the UTME admission requirements.
Required documents: secondary school external examination grades (IGCSE, SSCE or equivalent); secondary school transcripts for the last three years (transfer applicants submit undergraduate transcripts and course descriptions); a letter of recommendation or attestation from the school attended; a personal statement on why the applicant chose the university and future ambitions; a photocopy of ID card, valid passport and appropriate visa; and four passport photographs.
Main campus, Gadon Kaya, Gwale, Kano: opposite the City Gate on BUK Road (P.M.B. 3511, Kano 700103). Houses the Faculties of Allied Medical Science, Engineering, and Science and Computing, the University Library and the Khairun Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
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