Rivers State University



The Rivers State University (RVSU), formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology, is a public university located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It was first established as a university college in 1972 and later became a full fledged university in 1980. RVSU has a student population of over 29,000 as of 2017 supported by 3000 faculties and staff. It is the first technological university in Nigeria and also the first university to be situated within the Niger Delta. In 2014, it was rated as Nigeria's best E-learning institution and was ranked as the 15th best university in the country.

Faculty of Sciences

 * Department of Physics
 * Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
 * Department of Chemistry
 * Department of Applied and Environmental Biology

Faculty of Engineering

 * Department of Civil
 * Department of Marine
 * Department of Petroleum
 * Department of Mechanical
 * Department of Electrical
 * Department of Chemical/petrochemical
 * Department of Agricultural And Environmental

Faculty of Law

 * Department of Business Law
 * Department of International Law
 * Department of Public Law
 * Department of Private and Properly Law

Faculty of Management Sciences

 * Department of Office And Information Management
 * Department of Marketing
 * Department of Management
 * Department of Mass Communication
 * Department of Banking And Finance
 * Department of Accountancy

Faculty of Environmental Sciences

 * Land Survey
 * Department of Estate Management
 * Department of Quantity Surveying
 * Department of Architecture
 * Department of Urban And Regional Planning