The University of Calabar (Unical) is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigerian's second generation universities. The University of Calabar was up till 1975 a campus of the University of Nigeria. It was established by decree to fulfil this traditional mandate and its motto “Knowledge for Service”.
The Vice Chancellor is Bassey Asuquo. The Registrar is Dr. Mrs. Julia Omang. The University of Calabar was one of the foremost Nigerian Universities to automate students' registration processes through the College Portal
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The male students are known as Malabites, while the female students are Malabresses. The male hostel is called Malabor.This was a result of challenges faced by the students at a time which coincided with the suffering experienced at by Nigerian deportees from Equatorial Guinea at that time(whose capital is Malabor)
Faculties
The university has the following faculties:
The college of Medical Sciences
Faculties of Management Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts
Institute of Public Policy and Administration
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Agriculture
Institute of Oceanography
Graduate School
University of Calabar Consultancy Services
Objectives for Establishment of the University of Calabar
(a) To encourage the advancement of knowledge of learning and to hold out to all person without distinctions of race, creed, sex or political conviction the opportunity of acquiring liberal education. (b) To provide courses of instruction and other facilities for the pursuit of learning in all its branches, and to make those facilities available on proper terms of such persons as are equipped to benefit from them; (c) To encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in all fields of learning and human endeavour. (d) To relate its activities to the social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Nigeria; and (e) To undertake any other activities appropriate for a University of the highest standards.
Notable Alumni
Amongst the alumni of the University of Calabar are:
Celia Bissong, former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
Ini Edo, actress
Andy Christian Amaechi, Software Developer
