Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State, Nigeria was established and approved by the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008.

The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector.

The National Universities Commission(NUC) approved sharing of facilities between the Petroleum Training Institute Effurun and FUPRE until it moved to its permanent site on development of its main campus at Ugbomro, Uvwie Local Government Area in 2010.

FUPRE, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun is the first petroleum university in Africa.

Administrative structure
The administrative structure of the university consists of:
 Chancellor
 Pro chancellor
 Vice Chancellor
 Principal Officers of the University
 Members of the Governing Council

Centres and administrative departments/units

Administrative departments/units
 Information and Communication Technology 
 Counselling Centre
 Academic Planning Unit

Centres
 Centre for Maritime and Offshore Studies
 Centre for Safety Education 
 Centre for Research Innovation

Colleges
The institution presently have two colleges with ten departments. The colleges are:
 College of Science 
 College of Technology

The College of Science and College of Technology has started running courses for its academic session.

Departments and courses
The main focus is petroleum engineering and technology related courses such as:
 Chemistry
 Environmental Management and Toxicology
 Industrial Chemistry
 Geophysics
 Geology
 Marine Engineering
 Mathematics
 Mechanical Engineering
 Physics
 Computer Science
 Electrical/Electronics
 Petroleum Engineering
 Natural Gas Engineering
 Chemical Engineering

Programmes
The institution presently has three educational programmes:
 College of Basic studies and Foundation Programme
 Centre for Safety Education
 Centre for Maritime and Offshore Studies

About SDSN FUPRE

Research Papers and Innovation

Awards and Recognitions