The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the Premier Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan, Professor Ayobami Salami, has explained why the institution is sited along the Ibadan-Lagos expressway by the Oyo State government.
Salami, in a statement by the media office of the university, said 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 located 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 said.
Tech-U last year got 15 of its 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.
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