University of Calabar
The University of Calabar is a federal university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The present Vice Chancellor is Mrs Florence B. Obi. The post of the DVC (Academic) is held by Angela Oyo Ita, while Grace Eno Nta is the current DVC (Administration).
University of Calabar main gate | |
| Motto | Knowledge for Service |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1975 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Florence B. Obi |
| Location | , , Nigeria |
| Campus | City |
| Nickname | Malabites |
| Website | unical |
The architecture was designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto "Knowledge for Service".
The University of Calabar was one of the foremost Nigerian Universities to automate students' registration processes through the College Portal, and has taken a step further to automate her alumni relations which includes an online transcript request and processing first of its kind in the country.