University of Lagos

• Established: 1962
• Location: Lagos, Nigeria
• Number of students: 58,000
• Language of instruction: English
• Type: state university.

The University of Lagos was founded in 1962. This is one of the five first-generation universities that were built immediately after Nigeria gained independence.

The university today is more than 58,000 students, 12 faculties, more than 3,000 teachers and administrative staff, the opportunity to receive full-time, part-time and distance education.

Vision - to be an institution of higher education for students seeking to improve knowledge, acquire professional skills and develop creative abilities. The mission is to provide an enabling environment for teaching, learning, research and development, where staff and students will interact and compete effectively with colleagues around the world.

On the basis of the University of Lagos, there is a Student Affairs Department, whose competence includes:

• Student activities, elections, organization of debates, meetings with leaders, organization of student clubs and associations
• Management of accommodation in a dormitory, organization of events in dormitories, assistance in accommodation to foreign students
• Assistance to graduates in employment
• Scholarship and grant distribution
• Consultations, psychological assistance to students and employees, the solution of social problems, support for students.

The guesthouse is located on campus. A place is provided for all needy and foreign students, high school students and community activists — the rest is assisted by the Student Affairs Department in finding housing outside the campus.

• Large selection of specialties
• School with a rich history
• Active social support for students
• Opportunities for research
• Friendly atmosphere for international students.

On campus foreign students have access to:

• Campus
• Hostel
• Bookstore in which students can purchase both educational and fiction
• Sports complex - for training university teams and physical education classes
• Chapel and Mosque
• Afe Babalola Hall
• Assembly hall for social events
• Lagoon Front - own beach
• A medical center where all students and staff can receive first aid and undergo an initial examination
• Amphitheater
• Library.

The forces of students and teachers work:

• Medical College
• Institute of Continuing Education
• Center for Entrepreneurship and Skills Development
• Institute of Marine Research
• Institute for African and Diaspora Studies
• Graduate School
• School of basic research.

Master's and bachelor's programs begin in autumn, in September. Most doctoral programs can be started year-round. When submitting documents, all applicants pay the registration fee and medical insurance.

• Guardianship services

• Student's supervision