Professor Ayobami Salami, the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the premier Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan, has revealed that the location of the university along the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway by the Oyo State Government is not a product of chance.
A statement issued by the Media Office of the university and made available to PMParrot quoted the VC as saying that the decision to site the university in the industrial park of Oyo State resulted from a thoughtful consideration of the multiple positive impacts the location would have on the objectives of the institution to train soundly technical professionals in accordance with global best practices and address the employability gaps through entrepreneurial orientation of the average Nigerian youths.
Tech-U’s permanent site is sited at Kilometre 15, Ibadan-Lagos Expressway, Oluyole, Ibadan, the Free-Trade Zone of Oyo State. The university, which will be fully residential, has a landmass of 200 hectares.
According to the VC, about 175 local and foreign manufacturing companies are expected to establish their presence in the zone and carry out their operations.
“This is a deliberate and conscious decision that is intended to give students easy and direct access to ample opportunities for industrial exposure and hands-on experience. It will also engender strong collaboration with the university in the provision of services aimed at accelerating the growth and expansion of the industries located around the university area,” he clarified.
The university had last August got its 15 courses accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Other regulatory authorities like the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) have equally given the university the approval to commence academic activities beginning from the 2017/2018 academic session which starts in October.
Accordingly, Tech-U will admit the first set of students to all its accredited programmes in the ongoing admission exercise.
The university enjoined candidates who are interested in being considered for any of its 15 academic programmes to “apply to JAMB for a change of university to the Technical University, Ibadan, as one of their choices. JAMB will thereafter forward the details of each candidate that applies to the University for further consideration. Candidates can also visit the university’s website at www.tech-u.edu.ng for more information on the courses”.
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