University of Calabar


The University of Calabar is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The architecture was designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto "Knowledge for Service".
The Vice Chancellor is Prof. Zana I. Akpagu. Prof. Ndem Ayara Ndiyo currently holds the position of DVC, and Prof. Maurice E Asuquo DVC. The Registrar is Mr. Gabriel O. Egbe, Mrs. Beatrice Igwe is the University Bursar, and Prof. Nkoyo Edem is the University Librarian. The University of Calabar was one of the foremost Nigerian Universities to automate students' registration processes through the College Portal, and has taken a step further to automate her alumni relations which includes an online transcript request and processing first of its kind in the country.

Faculties

The university has the following faculties:
To encourage the advancement of knowledge of learning and to hold out to all person without distinctions of race, creed, sex or political conviction the opportunity of acquiring liberal education.
To provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches, and to make those facilities available on proper terms of such persons as are equipped to benefit from them;
To encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in all fields of learning and human endeavour.
To relate its activities to the social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and
To undertake any other activities appropriate for a University of the highest standards.

Affiliate institutions

Below is a list of affiliate institutions of the University of Calabar approved by the National Universities Commission.
Amongst the alumni of the University of Calabar are:

, professor of economics and Marxist scholar