Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo

Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo (ESPOLY) is a state-owned polytechnic in Enugu State, south-eastern Nigeria. Its permanent site is at Aguobu Iwollo in Ezeagu Local Government Area. The institution's motto is Knowledge with Skill, and it describes itself as focused on academic excellence and skill-based training, with programmes in science, agriculture and technology.

The vision is to be a citadel of incubation for technological skills and entrepreneurship for sustainable national development. Its mission is to train manpower that can offer solutions to the technological, industrial, managerial and entrepreneurial challenges of the modern world, and its philosophy is to integrate knowledge, practical skills, innovation and entrepreneurship in developing competent, ethical and self-reliant graduates. Core values are academic excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship and reliable partnership with government, community partners and other stakeholders.

The polytechnic offers National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes. ND programmes include Accountancy, Agricultural Technology, Animal Health and Production, Business Administration and Management, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cooperative Economics and Management, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Horticultural Technology, Public Administration, Statistics, Banking and Finance, and Science Laboratory Technology. HND programmes include Software and Web Development, Networking and Cloud Computing, Statistics, Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Crop Production Technology, Animal Production Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology (Power and Machines), Agricultural Management and Extension, Pest Management, and Animal Health Production Technology.

Compulsory entrepreneurship and skills acquisition training is part of the programmes. Campus facilities include modern lecture halls equipped with audio-visual tools, an ICT Centre with internet and computer systems, and an Entrepreneurship Development Centre for skill acquisition and business development training. The library gives access to e-resources including PubMed, Research4Life, the Directory of Open Access Books and the Directory of Open Access Journals. The Rector is Very Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Aniagbaoso Igwe.