Last Updated on March 26, 2021 by Spynaija
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, FUPRE as it is fondly called is located in Ugbomoro Road, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria. FUPRE was established on March 14 2007 by the Nigerian federal government, The federal government’s motive behind the establishment of this institution was in a bid to build the necessary manpower and relevant expertise for the Oil & Gas sector in the Niger Delta Region. The University then admitted its first set of pioneer students in 2008. Before now, NUC earlier approved sharing of academic facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute Effurun and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun up until it moved to its permanent site upon the development of its main campus at Ugbomro, Uvwie Local Government Area in 2010. It is also worthy to note that FUPRE, is the first petroleum university ever established in Africa. FUPRE’s main focus is a degree programme in Petroleum Engineering and technology-related courses.
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The Federal University of Petroleum FUPRE courses is fully accredited and recognized by the National University Commission (NUC), a body overseeing all tertiary institutions (Universities) in Nigeria.
The aim of university academic programmes is to provide a solid and broad university foundation to base future intellectual and professional activities at the undergraduate level. The university, therefore, offers accredited programmes or courses and officially recognized degree programmes such as undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate studies in various fields.
Would you like to know a list of Federal University of Petroleum courses and requirements you can enroll in? Below is a list of all NUC accredited courses offered at The Federal University of Petroleum Resources.
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Federal University of Petroleum Courses and Requirements:
Kindly click on any of the courses you wish to apply for to see the UTME subject, Direct Entry, and O’Level requirements for the course.
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Electrical/Electronics
- Environmental Management and Toxicology
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Industrial Chemistry
- Marine Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Natural Gas Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Physics
You can enroll in the Bachelor’s degree programs for this course either through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), by Direct Entry, or through the Pre-degree Programme.
Basically, the purpose of the entry requirement is to ensure that those admitted have the necessary preparedness to scale through the program. There is a compulsory screening test in some of these universities for all eligible candidates.
Kindly click here to visit FUPRE’s official website