Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin is a state-owned polytechnic in Ilorin, Kwara State, established by the then Military Governor, Col. David Bamigboye (Rtd). Its founding was announced at the launch of the state's four-year development plan in 1971, in line with the Federal Military Government's policy on training and manpower supply. Its vision is to be the foremost provider of technological and entrepreneurial skills, and its mission is to teach, impart and foster the highest level of intellectual development and provide services to humanity through scientific and research methods.

The polytechnic's functions are set out in the Kwara State Polytechnic Edict of 1987: studies, training, research and development of techniques in arts and languages, applied science, engineering, management, commerce and education, including full-time and part-time courses leading to diplomas, certificates and degrees, and studies that prepare students for entry to universities or other higher institutions.

Academic work is organised in five institutes: the Institute of Applied Science (Hospitality Management, Tourism Management Technology, Statistics and Mathematics, Science Laboratory Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Agricultural Technology, Food Science and Technology); the Institute of Technology (Agricultural and Bio-Resources, Civil, Electrical/Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Metallurgical, Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Mining, Railway and Water Resources Engineering Technology, and Welding and Fabrication); the Institute of Finance and Management Studies (Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Microfinance and Enterprise Development, Taxation); the Institute of Environmental Science (Architectural Technology, Estate Management, Transportation Planning and Management, Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Urban and Regional Planning, Quantity Surveying, Building Technology); and the Institute of Information and Communication Technology (Computer Science, Mass Communication, Library and Information Science, Office Technology Management).

The polytechnic also operates a Centre for Continuing Education, a Centre for Consultancy Services, a Management Information System unit, a library, a medical directorate, and an Open, Distance and Flexible e-Learning (ODFeL) centre approved by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Programmes run on full-time and part-time modes, and the institution takes part in SIWES industrial training and TETFund interventions.