Kaduna State University : KASU

Kaduna State University : KASU at a glance

Kaduna State University, known as KASU, was established in 2004. The official university history records that Kaduna State Law No. 3 was promulgated on 21 May 2004, providing the legal foundation for the institution. Academic activities followed in the 2005/2006 session. These milestones place KASU within the period when Nigerian states were creating or strengthening universities to meet rising demand for degree education and professional training. Based in Kaduna, the institution serves a state with a long history as a centre of administration, commerce, agriculture, industry and education in northern Nigeria. KASU has developed a multidisciplinary academic structure with work in medicine, pharmacy, sciences, engineering, agriculture, education, law, management, arts and the social sciences. Its story is therefore not simply the story of a law passed in 2004; it is also the gradual development of faculties, programmes, staff, facilities, research communities and student services after the law took effect. The university's public role is to widen opportunity, produce skilled graduates and support knowledge-based development in Kaduna State and beyond. The 2005/2006 academic take-off remains a key point in the institution's continuing history.

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