Olabisi Onabanjo University
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About
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state-owned university in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. It was founded on 7 July 1982 originally as Ogun State University (OSU) before being renamed to its current name on 29 May 2001, in honour of Olabisi Onabanjo, whose efforts as the then civilian governor of Ogun State helped establish the university. Many students still refer to the institution as OSU, an acronym for the former name.
The university had a total output of 10,291 graduates and 1,697 postgraduates.
Olabisi Onabanjo University has multiple campuses. The main campus in Ago-Iwoye is popularly called Permanent Site (PS) by the students and a Mini Campus, which was the home of the Faculty of Science until it was moved to the permanent site in January 2013.
The Faculty of Agriculture is in Aiyetoro, the Faculty of Engineering is in Ibogun, the College of Medicine, the faculties of Basic Medical Sciences and Pharmacy are in Shagamu. Students and alumni of the Olabisi Onabanjo University are addressed as 'Great OOUITES.'
The mini campus OOU, Centre for Continuous Education (CCED) is now the pre-degree studies unit, Diploma and Jupeb, while the main campus is the heart of undergraduate programs.
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