Fupre - Federal University Of Petroleum Resources Effurun
Fupre
stands for Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun.
Effurun is the Capital of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State,
Nigeria.
Fupre
is the first Petroleum University in Africa and sixth in the World,
it was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to create
expertise in its rich Oil and Gas Sector.
Fupre
was established in 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates
in 2008, initially the institution shared facilities with Petroleum
Training Institute Effurun, until it moved to its permanent site in
Ugbomoro, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State in 2010.
Fupre
focuses on Oil and Gas related courses like Petroleum and Natural Gas
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Geology,
Geophysics and other Science and Technology related courses, The
institution also has a Centre for Safety Education and a Center for
Marine and Off Shore Studies.
Fupre
was established with two main colleges; The College of Science and
The College of Technology. Plans are in lace to establish a College
of Management Science within the next few years, with Departments like
Acturial Science, Business Administration, Economics and so on.
Fupre
held its first ever convocation ceremony in 2017.
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