| Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | |
|---|---|
| Established | April 23, 1990 (22 years ago) |
| Type | Technical state university |
| Chancellor | Hon. Justice Kayode Eso, CON, LLB (Rtd) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. M. L. Nassar |
| Pro Chancellor | Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN) |
| Students | 25,000 |
| Location | Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Website | lautech.edu.ng |
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (also known as LAUTECH) is a technical university located in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university currently enrolls 25,000 students and employs more than 3,000 people.[1]
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In 1987, Governor Adetunji Olurin, then the military governor of Oyo State, received to a request by the Governing Council of the Polytechnic Ibadan to establish a state university.[2] He set up a committee that, in 1988, recommended the creation of the university. By March 13, 1990, Nigeria's federal military government accepted the state's request to set up the new university, and the edict establishing Oyo State University of Technology was signed on April 23, 1990.[2]
The first Vice-Chancellor of the University was Professor Olusegun Ladimeji Oke. Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola became the first Chancellor in January 1991. The first academic session began on October 19, 1990. A total of 436 candidates enrolled in four faculties: namely, Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Sciences, and Pure and Applied Sciences. A College of Health Sciences was established a year later.[2]
The name of the university was changed to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology after the separation of Osun State from Oyo State.[2]
The university enrolls nearly 20,000 students in six faculties and a college.[2] For two consequtive seasons, in 2003 and 2004, the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) rated the university as the best state university in Nigeria.[2]
The university's main campus is located in Ogbomosho. This main campus is the site of the university's administration, as well as home to five faculties and the post-graduate school.[3] Fields of study include pure and applied science, medicine, agriculture, engineering and technology, and environmental science.
Another campus is located in Osogbo, home to the College of Health Sciences. Faculties in medicine and surgery, medical laboratory technology and nursing are housed there.[3]