University of Calabar

The University of Calabar is a public university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The architecture was designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto "Knowledge for Service".

The Vice Chancellor is Prof. Florence B. Obi. Prof. Angela oyo Ita currently holds the position of DVC, and Prof. Michal okom DVC. The Registrar is Mr. Gabriel O. Egbe, Mrs. Beatrice Igwe is the University Bursar, and Prof. Nkoyo Edem is the University Librarian. The University of Calabar was one of the foremost Nigerian Universities to automate students' registration processes through the College Portal, and has taken a step further to automate her alumni relations which includes an online transcript request and processing first of its kind in the country.