University of Abuja

University of Abuja

The University of Abuja (UofA) was established on January 1st, 1988 as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run both conventional and distance learning academic programmes. It was the first University in the country to assume such a dual mandate at inception. The university currently has nine faculties, a College of Health Sciences, a School of Remedial Studies,  a Centre for Distance Learning, an Institute of Education, a School of Postgraduate Studies, among others. 

The university's vision is to develop an institution of higher learning that combines academic excellence with the pursuit of the unity of Nigeria and it aims to provide instructional, research, and public service programmes appropriate to a university of high standing that guarantees academic excellence and to operate a strong and virile distance learning component that ensures equal educational access to a large constituency. 

Sustainable Development

The university offers a plethora of postgraduate Sustainable Development courses during their academic years and it accepts students from a variety of academic backgrounds, including Natural Science, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Law, and Arts, among others. This is due to the fact that Sustainable Development Practice Study is an interdisciplinary programme that includes science, technology, arts, economics, history, management, geography, health sciences, sociology, and public administration, among other things.

Find out more about the courses and the 2022-2023 Application Form.