Department of Building Faculty of Environmental Design and Management
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria

Alumni matters

The B.Sc. Building programme was introduced in 1977 under the then Department of Environmental Planning, Design and Management leading to the establishment of a full-fledged Department of Building in 1981 of the then University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife). The Department has since its establishment offered undergraduate and graduate programmes in Building. Over the years, the Department has reviewed its programmes with the recent one done in meeting realities of the current practice and demands of the construction industry and the anticipated future trends in building practice and theory.

The Department has trained thousands of Nigerians and non-Nigerians who are occupying top positions in private practice, government and academics all over the world. Many of our products hold highly placed positions across the globe. The Department has also made significant contributions as one of the oldest Departments of Building in Nigeria by providing leadership to other institutions offering building programmes. Our graduates also perform exemplary in professional examinations within and outside the country and this strongly attest to the quality of our programmes. The quality of the academic staff has improved tremendously with three lecturers obtaining their Ph.D. degrees in the past one year.

The Department is looking for brilliant young men and women who have the ability and zeal to go through training in a wide range of skills including sustainable construction, green building, energy management, maintenance practice, building materials applications, risk management, construction economics and procurement practices that can form future generation of Builders needed in construction industry, banks/other financial institutions, oil and gas industry, armed forces/police, public service and the academia.

BEST GRADUATING STUDENTS

In line with the directive of the Senate of the University to institute Roll of Honour for Students at three levels, namely:
(a) Departmental Honours Roll;
(b) Provosts/Deans Honours Roll
(c) University/Vice-Chancellor's Honours Roll, the Department has a Roll of Honours for its Best Graduating Students, which would help to promote health academic competition amongst its students that will have a wide range of skills including sustainable construction, green building, energy management, maintenance practice, building materials applications, risk management, construction economics and procurement practices that can form future generation of Builders needed in construction industry, banks/other financial institutions, oil and gas industry, armed forces/police, public service and the academia.

The under-listed is the Roll of Honours of the Best Graduating Students after it became a full-fledged Department of Building in 1981 of the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife).