University in Nigeria
Igbajo, Osun State
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Igbajo Polytechnic is a private, community-owned polytechnic in Igbajo, Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. It presents itself as the first community-owned polytechnic in the country and is approved and accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Its stated philosophy is to foster qualitative higher technical education that produces self-reliant, highly skilled and practice-oriented graduates in an environment free of discrimination on grounds of sex, religion, ethnic origin or nationality.
The polytechnic is organised into four faculties. The Faculty of Management Studies has the Departments of Business Administration and Accountancy. The Faculty of Applied Sciences has Science Laboratory Technology, Statistics and Health Information Management. The Faculty of Engineering Technology has Computer Engineering and Electrical Electronics Engineering. The Faculty of Communication and Information Technology has Computer Science, Mass Communication, Library and Information Science, and Office Technology and Management.
Programmes are offered at National Diploma (ND) level, as daily or weekend part-time ND, and at Higher National Diploma (HND) level. HND options include Science Laboratory Technology (Microbiology, Physics Electronics and Biochemistry options), Computer Science, Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, and Statistics. HND graduates are approved by NYSC for mobilisation.
Teaching draws on laboratories, technical support units, workshops, libraries and studios, with an emphasis on skills acquisition and entrepreneurship training and a stable academic calendar. Its motto is 'Practical Knowledge for Sustainable Development'.
Approval to operate as a polytechnic came from the Federal Ministry of Education and the NBTE with effect from August 2009. The postal address is P. M. B. 303, Igbajo, Osun State.
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View scholarships for Igbajo Polytechnic, Igbajo →Five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and any other three relevant subjects at GCE O-Level, WASC, NECO or NABTEB, obtained in not more than two sittings. For daily part-time applicants, four credit passes with a deficiency in one of the major subjects may be considered. ND candidates present their JAMB admission letter, and change of institution is allowed for ND candidates.
Requirements are as for ND, plus an ND certificate from Igbajo Polytechnic or another government-approved polytechnic with at least Lower Credit grade, and evidence of one year of industrial training, taken 12 months from the date of ND certification for Lower Credit holders and 24 months for Pass grade holders. Pass-grade holders may be considered after two years of industrial training. Only NBTE-accredited courses are considered for admission.
Application forms cost N9,500 for HND and N6,000 for ND full-time and ND daily part-time. Forms are completed online with a correct and functional email address, printed and submitted at the screening exercise, accompanied by three photocopies of credentials, three photocopies of the birth certificate or sworn affidavit, four passport photographs and a photocopy of the original receipt. Incomplete applications are not considered. Applicants fill in the form personally and not by proxy, and keep their scratch card safe, as a lost card means buying another.
The polytechnic operates at Igbajo, Osun State. The permanent site covers 50 hectares along the Igbajo to Imesi-Ile road, about 1 km from Igbajo town, and houses the Faculty of Management Studies in full and part of the science and engineering faculties. Teaching began at a temporary site at Kiriji Memorial College, Igbajo. Facilities include laboratories, technical support units, workshops, libraries and studios.
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