Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic

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Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic (formerly Rivers State Polytechnic) [1] is a tertiary learning institution in Bori City, Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It has two campuses, one for the School of Management Sciences and the other for the School of Engineering. [2] It is approved as a state-owned polytechnic by the National Board for Technical Education. [3] [4] [5] Engr. Dr. Ledum Suanu Gwarah is the current Rector of the polytechnic. [6]

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Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic (Kenpoly)
Former name
Rivers State Polytechnic
Mottoknowledge and skill development
TypePublic
Established1988
Rector Engr. Dr. Ledum Suanu Gwarah
Location
Website https://www.kenpoly.edu.ng/, https://ecampus.kenpoly.edu.ng/

History

The polytechnic was established by the Rivers State Government on 13 May 1988. [7] to provide instruction and research in applied science, technology, commerce and business management. The Military Governor, Anthony Ukpo, inaugurated the provisional council and his successor, Group Captain Ernest Adeleye signed the edict establishing the Polytechnic on 25 March 1989 and performed the formal ceremony of the institution on 19 May 1990. [2]

In 2009, Senator Lee Ledogo Maeba noted that in 2007 he had obtained approval in principle from the Federal Government to upgrade the polytechnic to a Federal institution, but that the state government had yet to follow up on the opportunity. [8]

In August 2009, the acting provost spoke of the problem with cultism among students, and possibly instructors, and described the decisive actions that the polytechnic was taking to combat it. [9] Talking in November 2009 about efforts to clean up the environment from contamination by oil exploration, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi said that educational institutes including the polytechnic would assist in ensuring the success of the program. [10]

Academic programmes

The Institution has 4 Schools (faculties) and they offer Academic courses for National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma Degree (HND)

Schools and department [11]

1. School of Applied Sciences School of Applied Sciences:

Science Laboratory Technology HND options

2. School of Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Engineering HND Options

Mechanical Engineering – HND options

3. School of Environmental Technology

4. School of Management Sciences

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