Other name | FUTO |
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Motto | Technology For Service |
Type | Public |
Established | 1980 |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Nnenna Oti |
Location | , , Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West, Owerri, the capital of Imo State, Nigeria. [1] The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo, Ihiagwa, Obinze, Okolochi and Emeabiam. [2] It is the premier federal university of technology in the South-East and South-South parts of Nigeria.
The university is the oldest university of technology in Nigeria and was established in 1980 by executive fiat with the composition and appointment of the first provisional council by Nigeria's first Executive President, Shehu Shagari. [3] It became the first of three such universities set up by the Federal Government of Nigeria which sought to establish a University of Technology in each geo-political region, particularly in a state which did not have a conventional university. [4]
FUTO began with 225 students and 60 staff (28 academic and 32 non-academic). [5] Like other federal universities in Nigeria, FUTO is headed by a Chancellor who is usually a royal father and followed by a Vice-Chancellor who oversees the daily activities of the university. [6]
The University Senate is the highest decision-making arm of the university. FUTO students are fondly called Futoites and currently there are over 25,000 students. FUTO has over 50 professors. [1] The current vice-chancellor is Professor Nnenna Nnannaya Oti. [7]
The university was founded in 1980. [8] It later merged with Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri, absorbing the latter's students. [9]
It is one of the premier technological universities in western Africa. [10] Its student body comprises people from all over west Africa and beyond. It is the only federal university of technology in the south-east of Nigeria, and one of the oldest in West Africa [11]
FUTO has been a partnering university to the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). [12] JUPEB offers A/Level Programs to Students seeking admission into the Federal University of Technology, Owerri via Direct Entry(DE). FUTO currently admit students into the JUPEB Program Yearly. [13] On 13 April 2021, Prof Nnenna Oti was elected Vice-Chancellor to replace Francis Chukwuemeka Eze whose tenure expired on 19 June 2021.
The University Library serves as the pivot of academic pursuit. It was opened to students at the Lake Nwaebere campus on 9 November 1981. The pioneer librarian was Mr Joseph Chike Anafulu. The library has three main blocks: Library Phases II & IV and the E-library.
School of Agriculture And Agricultural Technology (SAAT)
School of Health Technology (SOHT)
School of Basic Medical Science (SBMS)
School of Information and Communication Technology (SICT)
School of Biological Science (SOBS)
School of Management Technology (SMAT)
School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET)
School of Physical Science (SOPS)
School of Electrical Systems Engineering Technology (SESET)
School of Environmental Science (SOES)
School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS)
Directorate of General Studies
The following inaugural lectures have been presented in the university:
Lecturer | Topic | Date |
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C.O.G. Obah | Communication in the service of a Nation | Dec 17, 1986. |
E.O.I Banigo | Food Processing and Preservation, Paths to self Sufficiency | January 18, 1989. |
V.O Nwoko | Where Rust Doth Corrupt | Nov. 14, 1990 |
S.C.O Ugbolue | In the thrones of Polymer and Textiles | |
O.O Onyemobi | Mineral Resources Exploitation, Processing and Utilization : A Sine Qua Nun for Nigeria's Industrial Development | July 17, 2002 |
A.B.I Udedibie | In Search of Food: FUTO and the Nutritional Challenge of Canavalia Seeds | Sept. 18, 2003 |
E.O.N Okorafor | Expendable Polystyrene Pattern Casting Process: A revolution in metal casting | March 17, 2004 |
P.B.U Achi | Acquisition of Indigenous Machinery Design Manufacturing: The Engineering Education and Training Perspective | June 28, 2004 |
M.I Nwufor | Securing the Harvest to ensure food for all : A Plant pathologist's Perspective | |
Iloeje, M. U. | The Chicken or the Egg: Nature and Nurture: New Genetic Spreadsheets and Gene Pools in the Breeding and Evolution of a New Nigeria-Man | Nov. 17, 2004 |
Uzuegbu, J. O. | Salvaging Our Food from Fungal Rot, to Ensure Food Security | Oct. 29, 2008 |
C.S Nwadiaro | Inland water Data base as a Sine Qua Non for Fisheries Development in Nigeria | March 7, 2009 |
M.C Ofoh | Food Security and Mitigation of Climate change through ecosystem based agriculture | May 27, 2009 |
Okoro, C. C. | Universities as Effective Centres for Science and Technology Development | Feb. 29, 2009 |
Anyanwu, B. N. | Instilling Moral Ethnics in the University Community: A Sine Qua Non for National Growth and Development | June 10, 2010 |
Onuoha, Goddy N. | The Chemical Pathway: Small Changes that made a Difference [87] | March 27, 2013 |
Eze, Christopher C | Agricultural Finance: a Panacea for Agricultural and Rural Development (24th Inaugural Lecture) | March 26, 2014 |
Agwu, Amadi N | Environmental Health and Sanitation as Panacea to Disease Control and Prevention | July 23, 2014 |
Onyeka, Eucheria U | Food Security: Concerns and Comforts in Food Processing[ citation needed ] | April 27, 2016 |
Asoegwu, S. N. | Leveraging Food Security Challenges in Nigeria:Through Agricultural Production, Processing and Storage for Mitigating Economic Recession | Oct, 24, 2018 |
Dozie, I. N. S. | Microorangisms, Microbial Products and Chronic Disabling Diseases of Humans: New Insights [ citation needed ] | June 26, 2019 |
Oti, N. N. | Man and His Environment: A Soil Scientist's Search for Answers | Sept 18, 2019 |
Names of Deputy Vice Chancellors | Post | Year |
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Prof. J.O. Duru | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) | 1993-1997 |
Prof. S.C.O Ugbolue | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) | 1993-1997 |
Prof. M.U. Iloeje | DVC (Academic) | 1997-2001 |
Prof. Jude E. Njoku | DVC (Adm) | 1997-2001 |
Prof. A.B.I. Udedibie | DVC (Acad) | 2001-2005 |
Prof. I.C. Ogwude | DVC (Adm) | 2001-2005 |
Prof. Ebong T. Eshett | DVC (Acad) | 2006-2010 |
Prof. Martin I. Nwufo | DVC (Adm) | 2006-2010 |
Engr. Prof. O.N. Oguoma | DVC (Acad) | 2010-2011 |
Prof. G.I. Nwankwor | DVC (Adm) | 2010-2011 |
Prof. (Mrs.) Rose N. Nwabueze | DVC(Adm) | July 2011- Sept 2013 |
Prof. B.N. Onwuagba | DVC(Acad) | 2011-2015 |
Prof. F.C. Eze | DVC (Adm) | Sept. 13, 2013 - June 18, 2016 |
Prof. Okoro Ogbobe | DVC (Acad) | Sept. 7, 2015-Dec. 15, 2017 |
Prof. Israel C. Ndukwe | DVC (Adm) | July 19, 2016- July 18, 2018 |
Prof. Ndukwe J. Okeudo [92] | DVC (Acad) | 2018-2020 |
Prof J.S. Orebiyi [93] | DVC (Adm) | 2018 to date |
Prof. Bede C. Anusionwu [94] [93] | DVC (Research, Development &Innovation) | 2018 to date |
Prof. Nnenna Oti [95] [96] | DVC (Acad) | 2020 to date |
The National University Commission (NUC), the body responsible for universities in Nigeria, has not done an official ranking of Nigerian universities in over 14 years. [97]
However, FUTO is currently ranked the 24th best university in Nigeria, according to 4icu.org.ng. [98]
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