FUTA’s founding reasons are still valid 40 years later -VC

Professor Joseph Fuwape, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), has stated that the institution has justified its establishment, which is to promote science and technology education in Nigeria and contribute to the country’s scientific and technological advancement. The Vice Chancellor made the statement during a press conference marking the university’s 40th anniversary, which will be held on September 16, 2021.
Professor Fuwape stated that FUTA, which was founded in 1981, has grown to become the country’s most research-intensive university and has made outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s education sector through sterling distinctions received by students, staff, and alumni, as well as delivering on its core mandates creditably well in the last forty years to the public’s admiration. According to him, FUTA’s consistent upward placement on the Nigerian webometric ranking table, where it was ranked 7th as of July 2021, is proof of this.

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The Vice Chancellor stated that the university has made significant contributions to national development over the years through critical research breakthroughs and the production of over 35, 000 graduates who are trailblazers in various fields of human endeavors both locally and internationally. He noted that FUTA has provided Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Registrars, Librarians, and Bursars to Nigeria’s tertiary education system as a major supplier of critical manpower to other higher institutions.

“The story of the Federal University of Nigeria Akure thus far is indicative of a glorious future that should place it in high regard among its contemporaries,” Professor Fuwape said. From the beginning, the university was designed and programmed to be great. It has contributed to the nation’s socioeconomic advancement through teaching and learning, research, equipment fabrication, application of research findings and techniques to public needs, and the production of students with high-quality academic credentials.”

“There is no doubt that FUTA is one of Nigeria’s most peaceful universities, with all of its academic programs fully accredited by the NUC,” he said. FUTA is a leader among its peers, setting the standard for high-quality scholarship, professionalism, and manpower development in science, technical, and engineering education. “Forty years of sterling contributions to Nigerian technological advancement and human capital development”

“With the dogged pursuit of alternative sources of income coupled with sustained allocation of financial resources by the proprietors, the large array of human resource in all its spheres of knowledge, and the deft managerial competencies of the resources by managers led by the Vice Chancellor, the Federal University of Technology, Akure is destined for a bright future in the ac,” Fuwape said.

For their immense contributions to the growth and development of the University, the Vice Chancellor thanked successive governments in Ondo State and Nigeria, the host community of Akure, past principal officers and members of the governing council, FUTA Alumni worldwide, and benefactors from within and outside the country.

The Vice Chancellor invited the general public to take part in the 40th anniversary activities, which include scientific product exhibitions, interactions with Chief Executives of Companies with a Science and Technology Focus, an open day at the University’s Technology Incubation Centre, Students and Alumni Days, Lectures, and related functions by Schools and Deparments, as outlined in the program. The Anniversary events, which will be coordinated by a Task Team led by Professor Tomola Obamuyi, will take place from September 17 to November 27, 2021, the day of the grand finale, he said.