Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
History of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, (IAUE) was previously known as Rivers State College of Education from June 1971- October 2009. Rivers State College of Education was created as an autonomous body With the College reaching an attainment of full maturity, as it became well placed to play a more dynamic role to the society. The sole purpose of establishing the college with a Governing Council which is responsible for the recruitment of staff and for the general and overall administrative and financial control of the institution. Following the  transformation, Mr. E. Aguma, who was appointed Principal in January 1975, became the first Provost of the College while Dr. E.T. Green succeeded Mr. Alagoa as the Chairman of Council in June 1975. After an interregnum was created by the change of Government in the country in July 1975, a new Governing Council with Dr. F.A. Eke, as Chairman, and a new Provost, Mr. R.I.C. Koko, were appointed in November of the same year. The first provost of the then college was Mr. E. Aguma in 1975 after the college was conferred as an autonomous body following successive transformations in  the college at the time. The college moved to its permanent site at Rumuolumeni in January,1977 although some essential facilities were still lacking on the campus. This bold step was a definite milestone in the life of the institution, because physical presence on the spot has placed it in a better position to make further plans for its continued growth and improvement of existing facilities. A unique event in the history of the College occurred on 11th March 1978 on the occasion of its official opening and first graduation ceremony of 462 students, who received their diplomas on the successful  completion of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programme, consisting of four sets who passed their diploma exams between 1974 and 1977. On May 28, 1982, the College happily matriculated the pioneer students of the degree programme. By the end of the 1983/1984 academic session, a total of 3,169 students had successfully passed through the various programmes of the College. Out of the total figure, 2,504 students went through the NCE Programme, 531 students passed through the ACE programme and 134 students in the B. Ed. programme. It is of worthy to note that, out of all the Colleges of  Education affiliated to the University of Ibadan, Rivers State College of Education was the only one offering the Bachelor of Education degree programme. By 1980, the Government declared her intention to initiate degree programmes in educational fields through Colleges of Education and the Rivers State Government decided to sponsor the programme in order to increase the number of teachers in the State. Prof. G.O.M. Tasie was appointed Provost of the College and was taxed with the duty of upgrading the college to a degree-awarding institution. The 1981/82 academic year witnessed the actual admission of candidates for degree programmes in  Rivers State College of Education after his appointment. Note that, of all the Colleges of Education affiliated to the University of Ibadan, Rivers State College of Education was the only one offering the Bachelor of Education degree programme. The Rivers State Government decided to convert Rivers State College of Education into a university in 2009 to further provide opportunities for high quality education for Nigerians especially indigenes of the State. Given that the college had for a long time been awarding degrees in affiliation with the University of Ibadan, the transition from a college of education to a university should  be easy for the institution. In addition, many graduates of the extinct Rivers State College of Education yearned to improve their academic qualifications through the acquisition of university degrees, preferably within the environment they were acclimatized to. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education was established by the University of Education Law No. 8 of 2009 of the Rivers State Government passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly on 15 October 2009 and was approved by His Excellency, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, the then Executive Governor of Rivers State on 20 October 2009. IAUE became the second state-owned University. The current  Vice-Chancellor of IAUE is Prof. Okey Onuchukwu Programmes. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education offer the following programmes: Faculties. There are currently six faculties of study in the University. Departments. FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES (MANAGEMENT SCIENCES) Department of Accounting (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Management (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Marketing (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Office and Information Management (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) FACULTY OF EDUCATION Department of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Technology (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Educational Foundations (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department  of Educational Management (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Primary Education Studies (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling (MEd, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Library and Information Science (PGDL, MLS, Mphil/PhD and PhD) FACULTY OF HUMANITIES Department of English and Communication Art (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Fine and Applied Arts (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of French and International Studies (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Religious and Cultural Studies (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of History and Diplomatic Studies (PGD , MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Music (PGD, MA, Mphil/PhD and PhD) FACULTY OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES Department of Biology (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Chemistry (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Computer Science (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Human Kinetics, Health and Safety Studies (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Integrated Science (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Mathematics and Statistics (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Physics (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Department of Economics (PGD , MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Sociology (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Political Science (PGD, MSc, Mphil/PhD and PhD) FACULTY OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (PGD, MSc, MSc.Ed, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Agriculture Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management (PGD, MSc, MSc.Ed Mphil/PhD and PhD) Department of Industrial Technical Education (PGD, MSc, MSc.Ed, Mphil/PhD and PhD) Address. P.M.B. 5047 Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria.