Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki (EBSU) was founded in 1999 in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state Nigeria. The university's medical faculty was established in 1991 as ESUT's Faculty of Health Sciences. Many of its facilities were developed in response to a Guinea worm pandemic; the Abakaliki Specialist Hospital, created for this purpose, was remodelled to become Ebonyi State University's primary teaching hospital. It was subsequently granted accreditation by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for the training of medical students and resident doctors. Since it became part of Ebonyi State University, the medical school has received considerable funding from the Ebonyi government.
Background
EBSU is sectioned into 4 main campuses,
The permanent site Campus is the main location of the institution established in 1999 by the then government of Ebonyi state, Sameul O. Egwu. It is located between Ezzamgbo and Ishieke The campus has part of the administrative block and offices. The campus also consists of the Faculty of Management Sciences; Faculty of Social Science; and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Presco Campus is located at Presco junction in Abakaliki. Presco Campus has the Faculties of Natural science, and other sciences. Ishieke Campus is located at Ishieke community in Ebonyi state. It has the Faculty of Education. Cas Campus located at a waterworks in Abakaliki. It has the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Agricultural sciences.