University of Calabar - UNICAL
speciality: Linguistics

My experience at the University of Calabar was an interesting one. The lecturers who taught me were good at the job although some lecturers made it tough for me in school. In all it was an experience I needed to go through to accomplish my goals in school. I liked the structure of my university and there were nice places where I could take pictures. I liked the courses they offered in my department although some were hard to understand although I came around to learn them. I disliked the fact that the university would go on strike whenever they were owed salaries and it would end up affecting us the students as we couldn’t have lectures. I would recommend the University of Calabar to any student looking to apply to a University because it is truly a place where you would learn and experience life.

University of Calabar is a great citadel of learning that is passionate about the competence and character of her graduates and undergraduates in the real world. When the wind of average performances blow, university of Calabar is always reading to resist thereby foregrounding her students to be well rooted in the various field of study. I only dislike my University for a reason akin to all Nigerian Universities, STRIKE!!
For the past 20 years, there have always been dissent between the Nigerian government and the academic staff union over a memorandum of understanding. Students have always been the collateral damage and the negative effect of this is evident in our studies and academic calendar. An average Nigerian student stays longer than the year of his programme.
Though the educational system of our country Nigeria is in shambles, you have to keep your head above the water if you don’t want to get drown in anomalies of the system but yet, I will recommend my University for anyone. it is a place of resilience and positive character formation.

To be honest, it’s not a poor school; rather, it’s just mediocre and has the potential to be much better. The school is operated by extremely unreliable individuals, and money is frequently misappropriated and embezzled by these individuals, with occasionally negative effects on the students, programs, building structures, and amenities. However, it’s a well-liked school that attracts students from the neighborhood. Student life is always active in Calabar since it is a beautiful city with wonderful residents and a vibrant environment. Since linguists are required in some occupations and walks of life, the job prospects for my field of study are currently quite good.

If I’m not mistaken, it’s one of the top 20 schools in the nation. It has a number of flaws like majority of universities in the country, which keep it from receiving a higher ranking. There are considerable concerns regarding the school’s capacity to continue operating as a learning institution due to its frequently negligent financial management and very inconsistent leadership. Outside of school, life is great, especially when you consider how beautiful Calabar and its people are. I may sound biased as I am from the area but I’d recommend to people.

If I’m not mistaken, it’s one of the top 20 schools in the nation. It has a number of flaws like majority of universities in the country, which keep it from receiving a higher ranking. There are considerable concerns regarding the school’s capacity to continue operating as a learning institution due to its frequently negligent financial management and very inconsistent leadership. Outside of school, life is great, especially when you consider how beautiful Calabar and its people are. I may sound biased as I am from the area but I’d recommend to people.

We have seasoned leturers. Its environment is safe and it has adequate buildings with a big and spacious campus. It has very good education, Law and Art programmes, but just like every other Federal University in Nigeria, the university goes on strike sometimes.

The university of Calabar is not all bad in my opinion, but if I am being honest, it’s bad. I used to stay at the hostel in my first year but I had to leave when I recovered from a 3-month stay in the hospital. I tried my best to maintain personal hygiene but the truth is it was like spraying perfume in a suck-out-well. My roommates were nothing to write home about, they were only contributing to my germaphobia nightmare. The school is good in terms of academics and college life but it would be great if the accommodations were at least, decent.

I quite like my program but some Professors lack the enthusiasm to impact knowledge on the students, they hardly come to teach but give out study materials sometimes even a week before examinations. That can be quite jarring. Also, sometimes certain class buildings and seats aren’t enough to accommodate all the students(for that particular class) and some students have to stand the whole class as a result. Accommodation is not much of an issue as Campus is situated at the centre of town thereby making it easily commutable for students living on or off campus. One thing that could be improved in my opinion is the quality and standard of the buildings and classrooms. Enough seats should be provided according to the carrying capacity and number of students of a given class. That aside, student life is great. It could be a bit tedious sometimes due to alot of school work but I still enjoy it. UNICAL is not very International in my opinion. Only very few students from border countries attend. The career prospects are at an all time high as Linguists are in high demand in embassies, business and Education.

I have been a fresher at the University of Calabar for well over 2 years. It is so disheartening to think that my juniors are a level or 2 levels ahead of me now. Although I would not particularly blame the University’s administration, I strongly believe that they have a major role to play in holding us back. The country is our problem, our leaders are fixed on making life hard for us all. Now all lecturers are on strike. I wonder whether this madness I’m the country and in our educational say would subside.

One frustrating thing at University of Calabar is the way lectures are being held. The lecturers are actually good and well educated but they lack this drive to communicate with students and they act like they are being forced to lecture