Akwa Ibom State University

The Akwa Ibom State University of Technology (AKUTECH) is a university under construction and is tasked with building up a unique academic environment that will become the primary vehicle for actualizing the educational dream of developing the intellectual and creative capacities of its students. Conceived and funded by the Akwa Ibom State Government of Nigeria, its primary focus is to create an exciting community of people with a passion to constantly seek knowledge that addresses practical issues of development in Nigeria. If the current trends continue, it is expected that AKUTECH will become the melting pot where knowledge meets industry; a collaborative environment for learning and industry; a university that extends the frontiers of knowledge in every field of human endeavour through research, innovation and deliberate enquiry; a leader in the provision of facilities for advanced research and applied technology. The University is preparing to open its doors to its pioneer students in the 2010/2011 academic year

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Vision

To build an academic community dedicated to expanding the frontiers of knowledge through research, development, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration for the benefit of society.

Mission statement

The vigorous pursuit of productive scientific and technological research and development.

Motto

Knowledge and Technology for Development

The Campus

At conception, the University was to be located within Akwa Ibom State's Technology Triangle at the so-called University Town. However, the current administration of the Akwa Ibom State Government have successfully changed the enabling law of the university into a multi-campus Institution with the Main Campus situated at Ikot Akpaden, Mkpat Enin L.G.A and satellite campuses situated at Obio Akpa, Oruk Anam L.G.A and Afaha Nsit, Etinan L.G.A.^[1] The vision and strategic goals of the university have also been modified by the present administration of the State Government in order to transform the University into a conventional university whose focus is not just Technology and Applied Science but also Arts. In line with this proposed transformation, there have been some attempts at changing the name of the Institution from Akwa Ibom State University of Technology (AKUTECH) to Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU). However, this change is yet to be ratified by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.

How it Began

On October 18, 2000, at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State at the time, Arc (Obong) Victor Attah inaugurated the Committee for the Establishment of Akwa Ibom State University of Technology.^[2] The committee was mandated to identify, propose and establish a university whose curriculum and practical interventions would align directly with the industrial and technological aspirations of its owner State. The committee set to work and identified disciplines and specific bodies of scientific and technological knowledge reflecting the resource endowments of the State which R&D activities in the university would address as a matter of priority. That mandate evolved into the establishment of AKUTECH, a project which has been embraced by the current Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong (Barr) Godswill Akpabio ^[3][4] leading to the enactment of the University Law on September 15, 2009 by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.

Staff Development

The Staff Development policy of AKUTECH favours continuous training and retraining of its faculties, locally and internationally. In demonstration of this commitment, more than 60 faculty members are currently undergoing AKUTECH-sponsored post-graduate training in various universities in Europe, North America and Singapore.^[5] More centres of excellence have been identified in South America, Japan and other Asian countries for further collaboration and manpower development.

Schools

The University will operate eight schools and an Institute namely:

1. School of Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Information Technology (SEEIT)
2. School of Chemical, Petrochemical Engineering and Oil Technology (SCEPOT)
3. School of Engineering Science (SES)
4. School of Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Engineering (SMMME)
5. School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (SNAOE)
6. School of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (SCAEE)
7. School of Agriculture and Forestry (SAF)
8. School of Fisheries and Fisheries Technology (SFFT)
9. Institute of Management and General Studies (IMGS)

Principal Officers

1. Prof. Sunday W. Petters, FAS - Vice Chancellor.^[6]

Members Governing Council

1. Dr Okon Eminue - Chairman/Pro-Chancellor.^[7]
2. Chief A. S. Udofia
3. Rev.Msgr. P. Inyangetor
4. Elder. Udo Sampson Akpan
5. Mr. Moses Ekpo
6. Prof. E. I Etuk