Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) is a federal university of technology in Bauchi, the university was established in 1980 and named after the only Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
ATBU first students were admitted in 1981 for pre-degree and remedial programs, and the School of Science and Science Education began in 1982. In 1984, it was merged with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and regained its autonomous status in 1988.
The curriculum in the institution is suited for a technologically based institution. The university offers degrees through seven schools; the School of Engineering, the School of Science, the School of Environmental Technology, the School of Agriculture, the School of Management Technology, the School of Technology Education, and College of Medical Sciences.
The schools are headed by Dean/Provost who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor is appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education.
Several chief executives has managed the institution right from its establishment till date, the past chief executives of the University include; Professor Adewale Oke Adekola (1980-1984), Professor Buba Garegy Bajoga (1984-1988), Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo (1995-2004), Professor Garba Aliyu Babaji (1904-2009), Professor Muhammad Hamisu Muhammad (2009-2014), Professor Abdulrahman Saminu Ibrahim (2014-2019), and Professor Muhammad A. AbdulAzeez (2019-present).
ATBU has 6 faculties, 30 academic departments, 8 directorates, and 7 centers and has recently established a college of Medical Science. The institution has over 10,000 undergraduate students.
Some of the notable alumni of this institution include Isa Ali Pantami, Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
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ATBU Academic Sections
1. Faculty of Agriculture & Agricultural Technology
- Department of Animal Production
- Department of Crop Production
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
2. Faculty of Engineering & Engineering Technology
- Department of Agriculture and Bio-Resource Engineering
- Department of Automobile Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer and Communication Engineering
- Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Department of Mechanical/Production Engineering
- Department of Mechatronics and Systems Engineering
- Department of Petroleum Engineering
3. Faculty of Environmental Technology
- Department of Architectures
- Department of Building
- Department of Environmental Management Technology
- Department of Estate Management and Valuation
- Department of Industrial Design
- Department of Survey & Geo-Informatics
- Department of Quantity Survey
- Department of Urban & Regional Planning
4. Faculty of Management Technology
- Department Banking & Finance Technology
- Department of Management & Information Technology
- General Studies
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Technopreneurship
- Department of Business Management
5. Faculty of Technology Education
- Department of Education Foundation
- Department of Science Education
- Department of Vocational & Technology Education
- Department of Library and information science
6. Faculty of Science
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Geology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Ecology
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Microbiology
8. College of Medicine
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List of ATBU Courses
| S/N | Courses |
|---|---|
| 1 | AGRIC-ECONOMICS & EXTENSION |
| 2 | AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING |
| 3 | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE & EDUCATION |
| 4 | AGRICULTURE |
| 5 | ANIMAL PRODUCTION |
| 6 | APPLIED BOTANY |
| 7 | APPLIED ECOLOGY |
| 8 | APPLIED GEOLOGY |
| 9 | APPLIED ZOOLOGY |
| 10 | ARCHITECTURE |
| 11 | AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING |
| 12 | AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION |
| 13 | BANKING & FINANCE |
| 14 | BIOCHEMISTRY |
| 15 | BUILDING EDUCATION |
| 16 | BUILDING TECHNOLOGY |
| 17 | BUSINESS EDUCATION |
| 18 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| 19 | CHEMISTRY |
| 20 | CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| 21 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING |
| 22 | COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| 23 | CROP PRODUCTION |
| 24 | ECOLOGY |
| 25 | EDUCATION & BIOLOGY |
| 26 | EDUCATION & CHEMISTRY |
| 27 | EDUCATION & COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| 28 | EDUCATION & INTEGRATED SCIENCE |
| 29 | EDUCATION & MATHEMATICS |
| 30 | EDUCATION & PHYSICS |
| 31 | EDUCATION & SCIENCE |
| 32 | ELECTRICAL /ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING |
| 33 | ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS EDUCATION |
| 34 | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY |
| 35 | ESTATE MANAGEMENT |
| 36 | GEOPHYSICS |
| 37 | INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY |
| 38 | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN |
| 39 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| 40 | LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE |
| 41 | MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY |
| 42 | MATHEMATICS |
| 43 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| 44 | MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEERING |
| 45 | MECHATRONICS & SYSTEM ENGINEERING |
| 46 | MEDICINE & SURGERY |
| 47 | METAL WORK TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION |
| 48 | MICROBIOLOGY |
| 49 | PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| 50 | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING |
| 51 | PHYSICS & APPLIED PHYSICS |
| 52 | QUANTITY SURVEYING |
| 53 | SECRETARIAL EDUCATION |
| 54 | STATISTICS |
| 55 | SURVEYING & GEOINFORMATICS |
| 56 | URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING |
| 57 | METALWORK TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION |
| 58 | WOODWORK TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION |
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