University of Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt
Former names
University College, Port Harcourt[1]
MottoFor Enlightenment and Self-Reliance
TypePublic
Established1975
Vice-ChancellorOwunari Georgewill
Students35,000-39,999 [2]
Location
Port Harcourt
,
Rivers State
,
Nigeria

4°54′26″N 6°55′01″E / 4.9071°N 6.9170°E / 4.9071; 6.9170
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue and white[2]
   
NicknameUniport[3][4]
Websitewww.uniport.edu.ng
University of Port Harcourt

The University of Port Harcourt is a public research university located in Aluu and Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. It was established in 1975[5] as University College, Port Harcourt and was given university status in 1977.[1] The University of Port Harcourt was ranked the sixth in Africa and the first in Nigeria by Times Higher Education in 2015.[6] In July 2021, Owunari Georgewill was appointed substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university.[7]

  1. ^ a b "University of Port Harcourt". Institutions. The Association of Commonwealth Universities. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "University of Port Harcourt". Review. 4 International Colleges & Universities. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference briefhis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Oruh, Nnaemeka (4 September 2008). "Revisiting the University of Port Harcourt 'Gang War'". Nigeria Matters. Nigerians in America. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Home". www.uniport.edu.ng.
  6. ^ "Complete list of Courses offered at UNIPORT". PrepsNG Scholars. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ^ "UNIPORT gets new Vice Chancellor". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2023.