Federal University of Technology Owerri
Established	1980
Type	Public
Location	Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Website	www.futo.edu

The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a university in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. It was one of the new universities set up by the Federal Government in June 1980 for each geo political zones, in order to increase skills, innovation and technologically oriented manpower for the technology base of Nigerian national economy. The current Vice-chancellor is Professor Celestine Onwuliri.^[1]

[edit] History

The university was founded in 1980.^[2] It later merged with Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri, absorbing the latter's students.^[3] The university is one of the premier technological universities in western africa. Its student body comprises of people from all over west africa and beyond.

[edit] References

1. ^ Nwanunobi, Teddy (2007-09-23). "Futo Receives N11m Endowment Fund From Shell". Leadership, via allAfrica.com (Leadership Newspapers Group). http://allafrica.com/stories/200709240647.html. Retrieved 2007-10-11. 
2. ^ Lulat, Y. G-M. (2005). A History of African Higher Education from Antiquity to the Present. Praeger/Greenwood. pp. 232. ISBN 978-0-313-32061-3. 
3. ^ Onyerionwu, Keke; interview with Elder Onukaogu (2007-09-23). "'Govt is Killing Technological Education in Nigeria'". Vanguard, via allAfrica.com (Vanguard Media). 

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