Bayero University Kano
Public university in Kano, Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public university in Kano, Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University College to University. It is the first university in Kano State, North-western Nigeria.
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Other name | BUK |
|---|---|
Former names | Ahmadu Bello College, Abdullahi Bayero College, Bayero University College |
| Motto | "وفوق كل ذي علم عليم" |
Motto in English | "...and above every possessor of knowledge there is one more learned" |
| Type | Public, research |
| Established | 4 October 1962 |
| Accreditation | NUC |
Academic affiliations | ASUU, SSANU, NAAT |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sagir Adamu Abbas[1] |
| Location | , Nigeria 11°58′50″N 8°28′46″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Turquoise |
| Website | www |
Bayero University initially was Ahmadu Bello College. The college was named after the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello. It was founded in January 1960 by the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Education headed by Isa Kaita to prepare senior secondary certificate holders for General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) and A-level in Arabic, Hausa, Islamic History, Islamic studies and English Literature.[2] Upon the establishment of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna State, Ahmadu Bello College was renamed to Abdullahi Bayero College, after Abdullahi Bayero, Emir of Kano[3] and soon thereafter it became a faculty, admitting its first set of ten undergraduate students for a B.A. degree programme of Ahmadu Bello University. This first set graduated in 1966 but it continued as a faculty of ABU until 1980.[4]
Initially located on the grounds of the School of Arabic Studies near the palace of the Emir, the college moved to a location at the old Kano Airport Hotel, where it remained until March 1968, when it moved to Western Kano to make way for a military hospital (the Nigerian Civil War having started the previous year). The first students began their studies in February 1964, and they graduated in July 1966.
In 1975, the college became a university college, and was renamed Bayero University College, with Mahmud Tukur as principal. In 1977, it was given university status as Bayero University, with Tukur as vice-chancellor. In 1980, the university ceased functioning as a faculty of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.[3]
Bayero University Kano was ranked as number 1016 in the world universities ranking in 2023.[5]
The academic sections in Bayero University consist of colleges, faculties, centres, institutes and schools.[6]
The colleges in the university are:
The remaining faculties in Bayero University are:
The research centres include: Centre for Advanced Medical Research, Centre for Infectious Diseases, African Centre for Excellence in Population Health and Policy, Centre for Gender Studies, Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Inter-faith Dialogue, Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Centre for Biotechnology Research, Centre for Renewable Energy and Centre for Research in Nigerian Languages, Translation and Folklore Centre for Information Technology, among others. The university also houses the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIIBF), the only one of its kind in the country.
The main campus of the university is located approximately 12.8 kilometers (roughly 8 miles) from the city along the Kano-Gwarzo Road i.e. along Janguza road. There is another site (Old Campus) at BUK Road.
The university Library was established in 1964 in order to support the university in achieving its goals of teaching, learning and research. The library acquires, processes, preserves, organises and disseminates information resources in printed and electronic format. It is a modern Library with modern technology that enables easy access to information resources by staff and students.[18] The Library strives to meet the information need of both staff, students and researchers by designing selective dissemination of information in forms of alerts services. It also subscribes to electronics databases of international standards which give s users access to information resources irrespective of location, time and place.[18]
Bayero University library is divided into nine branch libraries that are located in different campuses of the University as follows:-
| S/N | LIBRARIES | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAIN LIBRARY | MAIN CAMPUS |
| 2 | AGRIC LIBRARY | MAIN CAMPUS |
| 3 | EDUCATION LIBRARY | MAIN CAMPUS |
| 4 | ENGINEERING LIBRARY | MAIN CAMPUS |
| 5 | SCIENCES LIBRARY | OLD CAMPUS |
| 6 | LAW LIBRARY | MAIN CAMPUS |
| 7 | MEDICAL COLLEGE LIBRARY | AKTH ZARIA ROAD, KANO |
| 8 | AMINU KANO CENTRE FOR DEMOCRATIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING MAMBAYYA HOUSE LIBRARY | NO. 57/58 GWAMMAJA, KOFAR RUWA ROAD, KANO. |
| 9 | SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES LIBRARY | MAIN CAMPUS |
The University's main campus is home to the Main Library, which also serves as the headquarters. The Main Library has two Phases - The Main Phase and the subsequent Phase.[19]
The Library's Stages oblige the accompanying Units and Areas:
| FIRST PHASE | SECOND PHASE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SECTION/UNIT | LOCATION | SECTION/UNIT | LOCATION |
| RESERVE SECTION | GROUND FLOOR | AUTOMATION DEPARTMENT | GROUND FLOOR |
|
I. ADMIN UNIT II. REFERENCE SECTION |
FIRST FLOOR | REFERENCE SECTIONS | FIRST FLOOR |
| CIRCULATION UNIT | SECOND FLOOR | CIRCULATION UNIT | SECOND FLOOR |
| DOCUMENT | THIRD FLOOR | SERIALS SECTION | THIRD FLOOR |
| ARABIC AND ISLAMIC RESOURCES | FOURTH FLOOR | ||
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