Best Nigerian Universities Offering Chemical Engineering

This assessment by PositiveNaija aims to provide a reliable guide on the overall standard of Nigerian universities offering chemical engineering as an academic course and degree.

Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials into useful products. Chemical engineering uses principles of chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, and economics to efficiently use, produce, design, transport and transform energy and materials.

BEST NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES OFFERING chemical engineering

This assessment on the quality of Nigerian universities offering chemical engineering as an academic course and degree is hinged on certain parameters or factors.

Factor 1: Accreditation

Indicator: Accreditation report by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria (NUC).

Source: Latest NUC Undergraduate Accreditation Result

This factor takes into consideration the qualifying elements for the course of chemical engineering: library strength; physical and technological infrastructure; number and quality of relevant staff; etc.

Thus, in this assessment of recommended universities (undergraduate), only universities with full accreditation have been provided.

Factor 2: Quality of Education

Indicator/Source:

a) The Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

b) NUC Ranking Of Universities In Nigeria

This factor takes into consideration: Teaching (the learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry income (knowledge transfer), etc.

Thus, in this assessment of recommended universities, only the best universities in Nigeria according to the latest indicator/source rankings are featured (note: for NUC, universities with a total of 300 points and above).

The recommended Nigerian universities have also been listed in the order of their performance in the rankings.

Factor 3: Job employability

Indicator: Most employable Nigerian universities

Source: The Nigerian Graduate Report 2018 by Stutern.

This factor will be recorded in percent as stated in the report of the source relied on.

Factor 4: Accessible information relevant about the Faculty.

Indicator and source: Online – website of the respective university/faculty

This factor takes into consideration course information available on the following: curriculum; names and contact of the faculty (email and/or phone number); profile/CV and contact of staff and management; number of total students; seminars, conferences, research; tuition and other relevant fees; internet safety of the website; etc.

This factor will be recorded as “Available”, “Good” and “Excellent” accordingly.

PositiveNaija Report
Universities	Job employability	Accessible information
University of Lagos (UNILAG)	58.13%	Good
Covenant University (CU)	83.70%	Good
Bayero University, Kano (BUK)	–	Good
University of Benin (UNIBEN)	58.51%	Good
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)	60.22%	Good
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)	59.30%	Good
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)	–	Good
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU)	50.00%	Good
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)	–	Good
Landmark University	–	Good
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike	–	Good
Edo State University, Iyamho	–	Good
Lagos State University (LASU)	58.49%	Good

Research Credits

*This compilation was first researched, written, poster designed and last updated by Toju Micheal Ogbe – without interference or sponsorship by the featured universities.

*This research is open for/to suggestion, donation, sponsorship, collaboration, partnership or advertisement (+2349064503292).

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