About Federal University Of Technology Owerri (FUTO)

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
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'