Enugu State University of Science & Technology

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The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) was founded in 1979 by Chief Jim Nwobodo as the Anambra State University of Science and Technology (ASUTECH) Enugu. It was the first ever state owned university in Nigeria. It was conceived with three campuses at Awka, Abakaliki, and Enugu. It had the first state funded Teaching hospital in Nnewi.

Following the creation of Enugu State in 1991, the University took its present name. A gigantic project by the Government of Enugu state to relocate the University has been underway in recent years. Early in 2006, the permanent site of the University in Ebeano City, with ultramodern facilities, became home to the first group of students and faculty to relocate from its temporary site.However,the hostels are still under construction following the recent trasition of government It contains few number of faculties i.e

Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Engineering among others;