The Tai Solarin University of Education is a premier University own and controlled by the Ogun state government in Nigeria. It is located in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
The university which was established in 2005 was named after the Nigerian educational administrator and human rights activist Tai Solarin (1922–1994).
It is the second university approved in Ogun State, and the 76th approved university in Nigeria. Tai Solarin University of Education became the epitome of Excellence when it was ranked 1st of it kinds in Nigeria, 2nd in Africa and 8th in the whole wide world. As student and Lecturers will put, “formula 1-2-8”
It was proclaimed a full-fledged university by the former governor of Ogun state, His Excellency Otunba Gbenga Daniel on 29 January 2005. The former Tai Solarin College of Education was approved by the Nigerian Universities Commission in 2005 as a university after a thorough analysis and appraisal of its facilities’ academic brief.
Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED, pronounced TARSUD), established on 29 January 2005 by the administration of His Excellency, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, is a unique tertiary institution in the country. Apart from being the first of its kind in Nigeria, she also shares a unique feature as the only institution in the country that offers both the bachelor’s degree programmes in education (B.Ed.) and trains National Certificate of Education (NCE) graduates within the same academic environment.
TASUED is a transformation of the then Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE) that was formerly Ogun State College of Education established in 1978. According to Wikipedia, students and staff statistics as at January 2005 showed that there were 12,544 both N.C. E. and Degree (full-time and part-time) with a staff strength of about 669 of which 43% were teaching staff in all the 8 Schools in the College. The then College was affiliated to University of lbadan for the B.Ed programme and also worked out an affiliation arrangement with Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba – Akoko, for a programme leading to the award of B.Sc./B.Tech. plus Postgraduate Diploma in Education. The qualification status of the lecturers revealed that there were 14 or 3.9% with Ph.D.
For more than ten years now, since its establishment, TASUED has hosted four Vice Chancellors.
Professor Olukayode Oyesiku was his first Vice Chancellor. He was succeeded by Prof. Segun Awonusi. In January 2013, Professor Oluyemisi Oluremi Obilade became her third and her first female Vice Chancellor. The current Vice Chancellor of the university is Professor Abayomi Adelaja Arigbabu. He resumed office, 19th of March 2018 as the fourth Vice Chancellor of the distinguish University.
This profound University of Education is determined on being a melting pot for the formulation of educational policies and as a resource centre for colleges and institutions of Education across the nation and even in NCCE.
