University in Nigeria
Oba, Anambra State
University profile
Grundtvig Polytechnic is a residential private polytechnic at Km 11 on the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, Oba, Anambra State. It is owned by the Grundtvig Movement of Nigeria (GMN), a non-profit non-governmental organisation registered by the Federal Government under the Land (Perpetual Succession) Act Cap. 98. The idea of the polytechnic was conceived by the movement's founder, Dr Kachi E. Ozumba (1942-2011).
The institution takes its name and its guiding philosophy from the Danish educationist Bishop N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) and his concept of the 'School for Life'. Its 'Education for Life' outlook holds that success is measured by graduates who live lives useful and satisfactory to themselves, their communities and the nation, and that education involves ethics, values, aptitudes and attitudes as well as technical skill. It is part of an international network of Grundtvig-inspired schools.
Teaching is organised in three schools. The School of Engineering has departments of Computer Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with eight laboratories and workshops and a drawing studio. The School of Applied Sciences has departments of Computer Science (ND Computer Science; HND Software and Web Development; HND Networking and Cloud Computing) and Statistics. The School of Management Sciences has departments of Accountancy and Business Administration and Management. Programmes lead to the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND), each two years full time or three years part time.
Three units serve all programmes: General Studies, Entrepreneurship, and Awareness Studies. The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) forms part of the academic programme: first-year ND students in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Accountancy, Computer Science, Statistics, and Business Administration and Management take a three-month placement, and graduating students undertake industrial attachment of at least one academic year.
Student life is campus-based. Facilities include hostels, a Student Centre with a cafeteria, indoor games area, meeting hall and offices for student officials, a Health Centre, indoor and outdoor games facilities, a shopping mall, a hairdressing salon, clubs, societies and associations, and student support and counselling services.
The polytechnic was approved by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) following a resource inspection, with approval from the Honourable Minister of Education conveyed on 18 February 2019. Its operating licence was presented by the Minister at a ceremony in Abuja on 29 April 2019.
As part of its corporate social responsibility, the polytechnic offers full scholarships to qualified candidates who sat the 2026 JAMB UTME (ND scholarships) and to ND graduates who have completed their one-year industrial training (HND scholarships).
Courses covered: Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, Public Administration, Science Laboratory Technology, Computer Science, Networking and Cloud Computing, Software and Web Development, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Electronic/Telecommunications, and Power and Machines.
Selection test: Thursday 26 November 2026, 10.00am, Multimedia Lecture Hall. Application deadline: Wednesday 25 November 2026, by completing the online form or obtaining the form at the polytechnic, Km 11 Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, Oba.
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View scholarships for Grundtvig Polytechnic, Oba →Applicants need at least five O'Level credits (SSCE, WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) in relevant subjects including Mathematics and English Language, in not more than two sittings. Candidates must have taken the JAMB UTME and scored at least the JAMB-stipulated minimum of 100 marks, and must have chosen Grundtvig Polytechnic as first choice or do a Change of Institution on the JAMB e-facility portal.
Candidates accept the provisional admission on the JAMB portal, print the letters, and pay an acceptance and processing fee of N30,000 through the polytechnic's online payment page. They then attend physical screening, receive a Confirmation of Provisional Admission letter, pay school fees, register on the polytechnic portal and submit documents to the Exams and Records unit, which issues course registration forms. Screening documents (original plus three photocopies each): UTME result slip, JAMB admission letter, acceptance fee receipt, O'Level results, birth certificate or age declaration affidavit, evidence of change of name if applicable, local government identification, medical report of fitness, a reference letter from a person of reputable standing, plus four passport photographs.
Applicants need the ND entry requirements of the chosen course, a National Diploma with at least a lower credit in a relevant programme from Grundtvig Polytechnic or another recognised institution, and at least one year of post-ND cognate work experience. ND holders with a pass (CGPA 2.00-2.49) and at least two years of industrial experience in the field may be considered.
The non-refundable application form fee is N10,000, paid online or at the Bursary. The form is completed online or collected at the polytechnic. Qualified applicants receive a provisional admission letter, pay an acceptance and screening fee of N25,000, attend physical screening (ND result, evidence of work experience, receipts and the same personal documents) and then pay fees and register on the portal.
Enquiries: 09015188125, 09019948027, 09020132877.
Grundtvig Polytechnic operates from a single residential campus at Km 11 Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, Oba, Anambra State (P. O. Box 275).
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