Adeyemi College of Education

Adeyemi College of Education.
Motto Education for Service
Type Public
Established 1964
Location Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria
7°04′15″N 4°49′06″E / 7.070735°N 4.818358°E / 7.070735; 4.818358Coordinates: 7°04′15″N 4°49′06″E / 7.070735°N 4.818358°E / 7.070735; 4.818358
Colours Green     
Nickname Arbico
Website

The Adeyemi College of Education is a higher education institution located in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. It is a college of Obafemi Awolowo University.[1][2] Adeyemi College of Education was named after Canon M. C. Adeyemi (one of the earliest educationists in Ondo town) in recognition of his immense contribution to educational development in Ondo province. It was established in 1963 to produce qualified teachers to teach in secondary schools and teachers' training colleges and to conduct research and experiments on methods of teaching at all levels of education in Nigeria. It formally commenced operations on 22 May 1964 with 93 students, being 24 women and 69 men, and has metamorphosed into a first class College of Education in Nigeria and in the West Africa sub-region. Presently, it has five schools – Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Languages, Sciences and Vocational and Technical Education – with a total of 28 academic departments. The College is a combination of the various institutions that sprang up in the sixties to cater for the development of Manpower in secondary schools and teacher training colleges in the Western region. Teachers college (up to 1963), The Ransome Kuti College of Education, The Olunloyo College of Education and Ohio Teachers Project, Ondo all constituted the solid foundation on which it was built.

University Status Controversy

The federal government of Nigeria under the Goodluck Jonathan presidency Upgraded the educational status of Adeyemi college of Education to that of a University, leading to the name Adeyemi University of Education. The Mohammed Buhari led Government reverted this upgrade when it assumed office in 2015. The downgrade led to different reactions from stakeholders in the Educational sector. A final resolution hasn't been made by the Buhari led Government yet.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "OAU approves 5 additional degree courses for Adeyemi College of Education - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria.
  2. ↑ "Two Adeyemi College of Education students die in auto crash after party". Vanguard News.
  3. ↑ Admin3 (2015-08-20). "Examining contending issues on status of new universities of education". SundiataPost. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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