| Adekunle Ajasin University | |
| Image Alt: | AAUA senate's building |
| Motto: | For Learning and Service |
| Type: | Public |
| Vice Chancellor: | Olugbenga Ige |
| Students: | over 20,000 |
| City: | Akungba-Akoko |
| State: | Ondo State |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Coor: | 7.4792°N 5.7484°W |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Former Names: | Obafemi Awolowo University |
| Nickname: | AAUA |
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is a state government owned and operated Nigerian university.[1] The university is located in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Adekunle Ajasin University was first established as Obafemi Awolowo University in March 1982 by the government of the old Ondo State, headed by the late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin.[2] The immediately succeeding military government of Navy Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko changed its name to Ondo State University in 1985. Its relocation to Akungba Akoko in the new Ondo State became imperative in 1999, following the creation of a new state out of the old Ondo three years earlier in October 1996. The bill backing the relocation was signed into law by the then Governor of the State, Chief Adebayo Adefarati, in November 1999, and that prompted the movement of a crop of workers from the old site in Ado-Ekiti to Akungba Akoko on 1 December 1999. The bill for yet another name change, this time to Adekunle Ajasin University, in order to immortalise the late Governor Ajasin, was signed into law by Governor Adefarati in 2004 following the demise of the former. The amended and subsisting statute of the university was signed into law in November 2007 by yet another governor, the former Governor Olusegun Agagu. In these circumstances, it can rightly be said that while the history of AAUA started in 1982, its relocation on 5 November 1999 marked the beginning of the second phase of its history now in its present location, Akungba Akoko.[3]
Adekunle Ajasin University offers undergraduate and post-graduate as well as Pre-degree, JUPEB programmes in fields of specialization ranging from Science, Arts, Education, Law, Social and Management sciences, Agricultural science, Environmental Design and Management.
The university has seven (7) faculties[4]
Below is the list of departments[5] :
The institution's library supports teaching. learning and research among the students and staff of the institution. The library has an automated system[6] with availability of e-resources.[7]
The AAUA Students' Union (AAUASU) has a large population of over 20,000 students.
On May 23, 2023, the 7th e-voting President of the union, Comrade Adekanye Mayomi known on Campus as "INEC" was inaugurated for the 2022–2023 session after the election on May 4, 2023[8]
He became the first AAUA Students' Union President to be an indigene of, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State and from the Department of Philosophy, AAUA.
AAUA's Sports Complex, provides indoor and out-door sports such as taekwondo, table tennis, badminton, soccer, basketball, cricket, judo, track and field events that encourage staff and students to keep fit physically.[9] The centre is equipped with ultra-modern facilities which include a large gymnasium, Standard football pitch, Tennis court, and many other sports. AAUA students participate in competitive sports such as the Nigerian University Games Association and West African University's Games.[10]
AAUA also participated in the Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) 2021[11] AAUA played at the final of the HiFL against UNIMAID where they won the second-place position.[12]
The Vice Chancellors are assisted by two deputy Vice Chancellors, both Academic and Administration.
| Names of Vice Chancellors | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Akin Akindoyemi[13] | January 2000 to January 2001 | |
| Prof. Olusola Ibukun (Acting) | January 2001 to May 2002 | |
| Prof. Funso Akere | 4 May 2002 to 30 April 2006 | |
| Prof. Femi Mimiko (Acting) | May 2006 to October 2006 | |
| Prof. Dr. Med. Philip Abiodun | 1 October 2006 to 18 June 2009 | |
| Prof. O. Awobuluyi (Acting) | 19 June 2009 to 3 January 2010 | |
| 4 January 2010 to 3 January 2015 | ||
| Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun[14] | 6 January 2015 to 5 January 2020 | |
| Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige (Acting)[15] | 6 January 2020 to 6 July 2021 | |
| Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige[16] | 7 July 2021 till date |
| Names | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, Executive Governor, Ondo State of Nigeria | Visitor | |
| Dr. Tunji Abayomi[17] | Pro-Chancellor/Chairman, Governing Council | |
| Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige | Vice Chancellor | |
| Mr. Raphael Arajulu | Registrar | |
| Mr. Tobi Orina, FCA[18] | Bursar |
The scientists out of which five are professors include: Olaposi Omotuyi, Oyekanmi Nash, Basiru O Ajiboye, Victor O Olumekun, Babatunji E Oyinloye, Oludare T Osuntokun, Adebisi Olonisakin, A Olajide Ajayi, Olasehinde Olusanya, Funmilola S Akomolafe, Niyi Adelakun.[20]