Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, FUNAI is among the 12 universities inaugurated by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) in 2011. Located in Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Local Government, Ebonyi State. Currently as at this year 2015, the University has the following faculties:
Faculty of Science and Technology.
Faculty of Basic Medical Science
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Under these faculties lie the following programmes:
Accountancy
Business Administration and EntrepreneurialStudies
Political Science
Sociology
Psychology
History and Strategic Studies
Linguistics
English and Literary Studies
Visual Arts
Economics
Biology Microbiology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Bio-Chemistry
Molecular Biology
Physics with Electronics
Geology
Applied Geophysics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Statistics and Informatics
Anatomy
Physiology
Medical
Biochemistry
Zoology
The School Fees.
As at now (2015) Funai still maintains the feels below:
100 Level = N 60,000 (School Fees) and N 10, 000 (Acceptance fee).
200Level = N 58,000 (School Fees)
300Level = N 58,000 (School Fees)
Note: Accommodation fee lies inside the school fees for all levels, with a provision of bed, foam, pillow, water supply, electricity etc.
The Campus.
Funai campus is a serene environment suitable for learning, devoid of cultism and social vices. With the strictness of the school administration, there is no room for violence.
The Hostel.
There exist a principle from the foundation, to provide accommodation for all students that are admitted. Therefore there are no worries if hostels exist. With her large land scale, Funai currently embarks on a project of building expansion among which the students magnificent hostels.
The hostels are amazingly built with Tiles, many rooms with toilet and bathroom and fan to cool the internal temperature. The hostel compounds are also saturated with interlocking Tiles. Never forget that Male and Female hostels are separated. No entry of opposite gender hostel.
Funai Kitchen.
Unlike many academic institutions in Nigeria where students are prohibited from cooking, Funai students are provided with enough kitchen to serve the hostels. So no need to worry on how to survive.
ICT Facilities.
To set a pace for a 21st century university, Funai provides students free internet services through the campus Wi-Fi and the provision of Computer Hall where staff and students comes to utilise the computer systems for multipurpose. The university Wi-Fi range has been outstretched to enable students surf the net free which in their rooms and beds and wherever in the campus.
Library Facility.
To produce students of Excellence and Integrity, there exist a 21st century standard library accessible from 8:00am to 9:30pm Mondays-Saturdays. It is a library filled with Air Conditioners, where the World Wide Web is merged into the physical library through the Library Wi-Fi.
Adequate Power Supply.
Over the years Funai has maintained an ideal power supply from 8:00am-4:30pm and 7:00pm-10 or 11:00pm (Mondays-Fridays), 9:00am-12:00pm and 7:00pm-10 or 11:00pm (Saturdays) and 8:00am-12:00pm and 7:00pm-10 or 11:00pm (Sundays).
Class Rooms.
With a multimedia class room Funai properly proofs to be a world class university. The classes are well furnished with seats suitable for learning and wall projectors and Computer Systems in each class room.
E-Learning.
The best keyword to use is e-learning. Where learning has no hand-outs imposed on students by lecturers. This is the utmost benefit students have in comparison to other higher institutions. The Hand out “saga”, as we all know, in Nigerian institutions has sucked dry the pockets of innocent students to enrich the lecturers in the name of “learning”. But from the foundation it has been a “no-go-area” for all lecturers. This law is strictly followed.
Rather e-learning exist where lecturers prepare PowerPoint slides to project on the wall for a better learning. After each lecture, the PowerPoint Lecture softcopy is distributed to students for free and they go reading them on their devices.
Therefore all aspirants of this institution are advised to possess any of these modern day phones, computer and other devices in other to adapt to the technological flow of Funai.
Uninterrupted academic process.
The academic process of this great institution has remained uninterrupted since its foundation. It has never got affected by the strikes fluctuating the academic processes of other institutions. The Vice Chancellor in his speech at the 2nd Matriculation Ceremony, 2013, promised that he will do all to his abilities never to allow Funai to be subject to strike.
(Presented to you by Samuel Dike Omaka, Computer Science Department, 200 Level (April 2015), for more information about FUNAI Contact: 07030537705)
