Futo at a Glance

ESTABLISHED
1980

FACULTY

Starting with an initial enrollment of 225 undergraduate students and a staff strength of 60 (comprising 28 Academic and 32 Administrative staff) in 1981. The University’s enrollment for the 2010/2011 session has grown to 21,039 students (comprising 17,713 Undergraduates and 3,326 Postgraduate students) and an Academic Staff strength of 926 (including 156 Professors), plus over 1,200 Administrative and Technical support Staff.

STUDENTS

FUTO Undergraduate Students – About 14,500
Postgraduate Students– About 6,700
Total Number of Students – About 21,000

SCHOOL COLOR

GREEN

HEX #006600

MOTTO

Technology for Service

LIBRARY COLLECTION

• Available print collections of over 95,000 Books and 200 Journal Titles plus over 3,500 Technical Documents and 1,000 maps.
• Virtual Library (with database covering over 300 subject areas; plus availability of some rather specialized EBSCO, AGRA and OARE data bases).
• Added to these are some modern Internet facilities, provided under the OSIWA Project and some well co-ordinated IMO depository rights.

FUTO Schools

Federal University of Technology, Owerri has 6 degree-granting schools. The University has grown from few students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000 degree candidates including Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.

• School of Agriculture and Agriculture Technology
• School of Engineering and Engineering Technology
• School of Environmental Technology
• School of Health Technology
• School of Management Technology
• School of Science

COMMERCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES

• FUTO Consultancy Services Limited
• FUTO Micro-finance Bank Limited
• FUTO Farms Limited
• FUTO Bookshops Limited
• FUTO Press Limited

RESEARCH CENTRES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT UNITS

• Centre for Agricultural Research
• Centre for Industrial Studies
• Centre for Continuing Education
• Centre for Energy and Power Systems Research
• Centre for Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies
• Institute of Erosion Studies
• Information and Communication Technology Centre
• University Computer Centre

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

22 'individuals of distinction'

FUTO SHIELDS