The University of Ilorin’s passionate drive for academic excellence has again paid off, as its Faculty of Engineering has been adjudged the best in the country.
This verdict was handed down recently by the renowned University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) in its 2013-2014 Field Rankings.
Established in 2009, URAP is one of the research laboratories at the Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey. Its main objective is to develop a ranking system for the world universities based on academic performances, which is determined by quality and quantity of scholarly publications.
The URAP ranking system, which ranks the top 2,000 higher educational institutions across the globe on academic performance and excellence, also placed the University of Ilorin at the 1,244th position in the world.
In a letter informing the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), of the development, the Director of URAP, Prof. Nazife Baykal, said that the exercise was carried out using six academic performance indicators. These are: the Number of Articles, measuring current productivity; Citation, measuring research impact; Total Document, measuring the sustainability of scientific production by quantifying all scholarly literature including conference papers, reviews, letters and discussions; Article Impact Total, measuring scientific impact which is derived by aggregating the impact factors of journals in which a university published articles; Citation Impact Total, measuring the received citation quality, which is based on the impact factors of journals where the cited articles are published; and International Collaboration that measures the global acceptance of a university.
Prof. Baykal explained that “URAP ranking system is completely based on objective data obtained from reliable bibliometric sources”, adding that its major focus is academic quality.
The Director stated further, “The goal of the URAP ranking system is not to label world universities as best or worst”, stating that the intention “is to help universities identify potential areas of progress with respect to specific academic performance indicators.”
Reacting to the ranking, the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Y. Jimoh, said, “It is an achievement that calls for more hard work, more commitment and better focus”.
In a chat with Unilorin Bulletin, Prof. Jimoh said that all these are necessary for the Faculty to sustain the feat, adding that “the common saying that ‘it is easy to get to the top but tough to remain at that top’ means that we have to be more competitive.”
The Dean said, “This achievement cannot be accomplished without the support of the University management team under the leadership of our Vice-Chancellor, Prof., AbdulGaniyu Ambali, as well as the crop of staff in the University and the Faculty of Engineering in particular.
“I wish that other programmes within the University of Ilorin shall have the same rating as time goes on, not only with this system but other types of ranking system globally. We are happy and we pledge that we will continue to win more laurels for this University.”
Also last year, the University of Ilorin was adjudged the best in Nigeria, 20th best in Africa and 1,842nd in the world in the 2014 University Web Ranking conducted by the International Colleges and Universities (4ICU). The 4ICU is an international higher education search engine and directory that constantly reviews accredited universities and colleges across the world. For that exercise, it ranked about 11,307 colleges and universities by web popularity in over 200 countries.
Also, statistics released by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) last year affirmed the University of Ilorin as the most subscribed University by admission seekers in the country with a total of over 105,000 candidates seeking admission to the institution in the 2014/2015 academic session.

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source: http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/en/2013-09-02-10-18-35/news-feed/4346-unilorin-engineering-faculty-best-in-nigeria-urap-ranking

That is why we re better by far anyday, anytime, anywhere. #ProudUnilorite

it's one thing to Be a student...
it's entirely another thing to be a unilorin student...
now it's noble to be an Engineering student!!!
iRepFET,Unilorin...
we are better by far...
haters may apply for another jamb at the aforementioned citadel,It's never too late sha....

Temmi001:
it's one thing to Be a student...
it's entirely another thing to be a unilorin student...
now it's noble to be an Engineering student!!!
iRepFET,Unilorin...
we are better by far...
haters may apply for another jamb at the aforementioned citadel,It's never too late sha....

abii faaa,am impressed...nice to meet ya

What dept??

HoluwadareY:

abii faaa,am impressed...nice to meet ya

Temmi001:
What dept??

ABE 300level,u?

HoluwadareY:

ABE 300level,u?

CHE 200level...

nawa o...COREN no rank u. ..na urap wey never step Unilorin before.....durrrh

Temmi001:
CHE 200level...

hav u resumed?

pls...back...ur...claims...with...pix.engineering...in...my...school....is...ok.no...doubt...u.a...college..of...engr..a.k.a...zamf...boys...rocks.

HoluwadareY:

hav u resumed?

Nah,till sunday...aw abouh u??

Temmi001:
Nah,till sunday...aw abouh u??

enjoyment tins niyen o,anyways av been in sch since last week. Engineering don start lecture fully

FUTO remains the best in engineering. The university that has produced the highest number of engineers working in MNCs.

crowniran:
nawa o...COREN no rank u. ..na urap wey never step Unilorin before.....durrrh

well,if it was ur sch dat was rated as such are u still going to say d same thing. People sha,smh....and did u check d basis for d rating? Pls learn to b happy when good things happen to others or u might never taste such in ur life(no string attached)..anyways: better by far,peace!

Onase:
pls...back...ur...claims...with...pix.engineering...in...my...school....is...ok.no...doubt...u.a...college..of...engr..a.k.a...zamf...boys...rocks.

who is claiming what? Pls read d stuff again. U r in wch sch?

Cajetanspeaks:
FUTO remains the best in engineering. The university that has produced the highest number of engineers working in MNCs.

well, anyone can say dat but dis is an international rating. So u can choose to believe it or not,its a choice wch cannot change d truth...proudly better by far! Nice meeting u sha #fellowengine

HoluwadareY:

enjoyment tins niyen o,anyways av been in sch since last week. Engineering don start lecture fully

yeah,,I also learnt that...really tensed tho!!!This FET sha,,they sha Love to rush some1.other faculties still gat their students relaxed at home.....

Temmi001:
yeah,,I also learnt that...really tensed tho!!!This FET sha,,they sha Love to rush some1.other faculties still gat their students relaxed at home.....

abii na,guess we will see in sch ryt

I hope so...

HoluwadareY:

abii na,guess we will see in sch ryt

Temmi001:
I hope so...

how do u suggest we do dat?

HoluwadareY:

well,if it was ur sch dat was rated as such are u still going to say d same thing. People sha,smh....and did u check d basis for d rating? Pls learn to b happy when good things happen to others or u might never taste such in ur life(no string attached)..anyways: better by far,peace!

okay...#peace too

crowniran:

okay...#peace too

nice to meet ya,wch sch sir?

Please guys help out. Im looking for information about the Telecommunication Science Department. Is it fully functional in Unilorin? Becausee i didnt see it in the Jamb brochure. And what are the coursse requirements? Can a science student apply with Maths,English,Chemistry,Physics and Economics as subject combination?

sirrinky:
Please guys help out. Im looking for information about the Telecommunication Science Department. Is it fully functional in Unilorin? Becausee i didnt see it in the Jamb brochure. And what are the coursse requirements? Can a science student apply with Maths,English,Chemistry,Physics and Economics as subject combination?

telecoms Science is very functional.i think d Jamb combination is same as dos of engineering: phy,mat,chem,eng ..wish u da best!

HoluwadareY:

telecoms Science is very functional.i think d Jamb combination is same as dos of engineering: phy,mat,chem,eng ..wish u da best!

Thanks bro.Please can you give me ur contact I'd like to ask you a few more questions if you don't mind or just txt/whatsapp me ur contact @07061925758 thanks