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Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University is a public university in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, founded in 1962, with about 28,500 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Founded
- 1962
- Students
- 28,498
- Teaching language
- English
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Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a public federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Founded in 1962 as the University of Ife, it was renamed in 1987 after the statesman Obafemi Awolowo.
Its campus, one of the largest in Africa, is known for modernist architecture by Arieh Sharon. OAU's faculties cover agriculture, administration, arts, basic medical sciences, clinical sciences, dentistry, education, environmental design and management, law, pharmacy, science, social sciences and technology, with the OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex.
Teaching is in English. Admission is via JAMB's UTME and post-UTME screening.
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What language are courses taught in at Obafemi Awolowo University?
Courses at Obafemi Awolowo University are taught in English.
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Obafemi Awolowo University was founded in 1962.
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