Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun in Delta State, Nigeria was established and approved by the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008.
The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector.
The National Universities Commission approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute Effurun and Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun until it moved to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro, Uvwie Local Government Area in 2010.
FUPRE, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun is the first petroleum university in Africa.
The administrative structure of the university consists of:
- Chancellor
- Pro chancellor
- Vice Chancellor
- Principal Officers of the University
- Members of the Governing Council
Centres and administrative departments/units
Administrative departments/units
- Information and Communication Technology
- Counselling Centre
- Academic Planning Unit
Centres
- Centre for Maritime and Offshore Studies
- Centre for Safety Education
- Centre for Research Innovation
Colleges
The institution presently have two colleges with ten departments. The colleges are:
- College of Science
- College of Technology
The College of Science and College of Technology has started running courses for its academic session.Departments and courses
The main focus is petroleum engineering and technology related courses such as:
The institution presently has three educational programmes:
- College of Basic studies and Foundation Programme
- Centre for Safety Education
- Centre for Maritime and Offshore Studies
About SDSN FUPRU
Research Papers and Innovation
Awards and Recognitions
