Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university enrolls 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.[2]

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Former name	Oyo state University [1]
Motto	Excellence,Integrity and Service
Type	Technical state university
Established	April 23, 1990 (30 years ago)
Chancellor	Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. M.O. Ologunde
Administrative staff	3,000
Students	25,000
Location	Ogbomosho , Oyo State , Nigeria 8°8′0″N 4°16′0″E
Campus	Ogbomosho North
Colours	Maroon
Nickname	Ladokites
Affiliations	AAU ASUU NUC
Website	lautech.edu.ng

History

In 1987, Governor Adetunji Olurin, the then Military Governor of Oyo State (now split into two states: Oyo and Osun), received a request from the Governing Council of The Polytechnic, Ibadan to establish a State University.[3] He set up a committee in 1988, that recommended the creation of the University. By March 13, 1990, Nigeria's federal military government accepted the State's request. The edict establishing Oyo State University of Technology was signed on April 23, 1990 by Colonel Oresanya.[3]

The first Vice-Chancellor of the University was Olusegun Ladimeji Oke. During the time, Late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola became the first Chancellor in January 1991. The University began its first academic session on October 19, 1990 with a total of 436 candidates enrolled in four faculties, namely Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Sciences, and Pure and Applied Sciences. A College of Health Sciences was established a year later.[3]

The name of the University was changed to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology after the separation of Osun State from Oyo State.[3]

Campus and academics

The university enrolls nearly 30,000 students in seven faculties and a college.[3] For two consecutive seasons, in 2003 and 2004, the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) rated LAUTECH as the best state university in Nigeria.[3]

The main campus is in Oyo state. This campus is the site of the university's administration, as well as home to six faculties and the post-graduate school.[4] Fields of study include pure and applied science, medicine, agriculture, engineering and technology, and environmental science.

Another campus is located in Osogbo, home to the College of Health Sciences. Departments of medicine and surgery, medical laboratory science and nursing are housed there. Medical students presently shovel between the College of Health Sciences at Osogbo, and the recently built teaching hospital - LAUTECH Teaching Hospital (LTH) - at Ogbomoso, Oyo state.[4]

Administration

The current principal officers of the university are:[5]

People	Position
Oyo and Osun State Governors	Visitor
Professor Oladapo Afolabi	Pro-Chancellor & Chairman
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu	Chancellor
Professor Michael Olufisayo Ologunde, JP, Ph.D., FNIFST	Vice-Chancellor
Professor M. O. Liasu	Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Kayode Ogunleye	Registrar
Mr. Abayomi Abiodun Okediji	Bursar

Faculties

Agricultural Sciences	Department of Agricultural Economics Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Department of Crop Production and Soil Science Department of Crop and Environmental Protection Department of Animal Nutrition and Bio-Technology Department of Animal Production and Health
Environmental Sciences	Department of Architecture Department of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Engineering and Technology	Department of Agricultural Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Department of Computer Science and Engineering Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department of Food Science and Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Pure and Applied Science	Department of Earth Science Department of General Studies Department of Pure and Applied Biology Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics Department of pure and Applied Physics Department of Science Laboratory Technology Department of Statistics
Management Sciences	Department of Management and Accounting Department of Transport Management Department of Marketing Department of Economics Department of Business Management
Centers and academic establishments	School of Postgraduate Studies Open and Distance Learning center Information Communication Technology center Lautech Staff School
Basic Medical Sciences	Department of Medical Microbiology and Pathology Department of Physiology Department of Nursing Department of Bio-Chemistry Department of Medical Laboratory Science Department of Morbid Anatomy / Histo-pathology Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department of Chemical Pathology	Clinical Sciences	Department of Medicine Department of Surgery Department Radiology Department of Paediatrics Department of Obstetrics Department of Ophthalmologya Department of Psychiatry Department of Oto-Rhino Zarincology Department of Anaesthesia

Units

• Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Registry

1. Office of the Registrar
2. Academic Affairs Unit
3. Council Affairs Unit
4. Planning, Budgeting & Monitoring Unit
5. Personal Affairs Unit
6. Academic Planning Unit
7. Sports Development Unit
8. Students Affairs Unit

• Bursary
• Library
• Physical Planning Unit
• Works and Maintenance Department
• Information and Communication Technology Center
• Open and Distant Learning Center
• Bookshop
• Farm
• Health Center

Conflict

The ownership of LAUTECH has always been a source of conflict between the two-owner states (Oyo State[6] and Osun State[7]) especially after Osun State acquired her own university. The government of Oyo State wants Osun to transfer full ownership of the University to them while the other party disagrees.[8] This conflict grew intense in 2010 under the administrations of ex-Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and his former counterpart ex-Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State.[9] The feud which was suspected to have been ignited by political interests[10] was resolved eventually after series of intervention by notable political icons and the National Universities Commission in Nigeria.[11] Today, the school is still controlled by the governments of both Oyo and Osun States and admission priorities are given to indigenes of both states in the Southwest of Nigeria.

Location

The School Main campus is located at Ogbomoso North Local Government, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria with geographical coordinate 8° 8' 0" North, 4° 16' 0" East. This is where most of the University's teaching and research are carried out, The Ogbomoso Campus also houses the central administration of the University. The Ogbomoso Campus has five faculties and the Post-graduate school where courses are taught in various fields of pure and applied science, medicine, agriculture, engineering and technology, environmental science. The College of Health Science campus is located at Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, Nigeria. The campus at Osogbo houses the 3-years clinical study for MBBS, Medical Laboratory Science and Nursing students (Pre-clinical years of study of these courses hold at the main campus in Ogbomoso). It is located at Isale Osun, Osogbo. The Main campus first gate is located along the Old Ogbomosho-Ilorin road while the other entrance is at Under G area.

Notable Alumni

• Shina Peller - politician, owner club quilox, CEO Aquila records
• Seyi Olofinjana
• Samson Abioye - Pass.ng
• Peju Alatise - artist, poet, writer and a fellow at the National Museum of African Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution.[12]

• Prof Jelil Oguntola Alamu, former VC University of Osun State.

References

2. "VC's Welcome". Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
3. "Overview of LAUTECH". Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. 2009. Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
4. "LAUTECH Campuses". Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. 2009. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
5. "Principal Officers | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)". .lautech.edu.ng. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
6. Oyo State
7. Osun State
8. http://www.allafrica.com/stories/201006230318.html
9. akintayo eribake (2010-08-03). "LAUTECH: Students warn Akala, Oyinlola over feud - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
10. http://www.saturday.tribune.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3645:lautech-i-stand-on-agreement-between-me-oyinlola-alao-akala&catid=64:interview&Itemid=129%5B%5D
11. http://www.osundefender.org/?p=10136
12. "Meet Peju Alatise, Qudus Onikeku & Victor Ehikhamenor – Artists at Nigeria's Debut at the 57th Venice Biennale".

External links

• Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso
• Lautech Choir
• Lautech Inaugural Lectures
• Lautech Postgraduates Portal
• Lautech Undergraduates Portal
• Lautech Undergraduates (Part-Time) Portal
• Lautech Predegree Students Portal
• Lautech JUPEB Portal
• Lautech Open and Distance Learning Centre