University in Nigeria
Okitipupa, Ondo State
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Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, is an Ondo State Government university in the southern senatorial district of Ondo State. It was established in 2008 as Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) and renamed in 2019 in honour of the former governor Dr Olusegun Agagu. It is a technology-based institution whose stated aim is to train the manpower needed for the industrial and technological development of Ondo State and Nigeria. Its motto is "For Society and Development".
The main campus lies at Km. 6, Okitipupa-Igbokoda Road, Okitipupa. Teaching is organised in schools: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Computing; Earth Sciences; Engineering and Engineering Technology; Management Sciences; Nursing and Allied Sciences; and Sciences, alongside the School of Postgraduate Studies. The School of Sciences is the pioneer school (lectures began on 7 February 2011) and now has departments including Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. Agriculture and Engineering began in 2017/2018, Management Sciences in 2022/2023, Earth Sciences in 2023/2024 and Nursing and Allied Sciences in 2023 (Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health).
Engineering offers five-year B.Eng. programmes in Civil, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical and, since 2024/2025, Chemical and Petroleum and Gas Engineering. Agriculture runs six departments (Agricultural Economics and Extension; Animal Production and Health; Crops, Soil and Pest Management; Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology; Food Science and Technology; Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Management) with a six-month off-campus practical attachment in fourth year. Management Sciences has six departments: Accounting, Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship Management, Project Management and Public Administration. The School of Computing offers Computer Science and Cyber Security.
Specialist centres include the Centre for Research and Development, the Centre for Blue Economy and Innovation (set up in 2023/2024), the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Training with vocational units such as tailoring, weaving, soap making and shoe making, the Centre for Governance and Business Technology and the Centre for Linkages and Internationalization. The Akinbo Adesomoju Library is the central library.
Students are served by the Students' Affairs Unit (counselling, NYSC mobilisation, welfare, off-campus accommodation bureau), a Sports Unit and a Students' Union. The university is established by the Ondo State Government and its programmes are approved by the National Universities Commission; the Nursing and Allied Sciences departments are accredited by the NUC and the relevant professional councils.
The Students' Affairs Unit runs an Identification, Scholarship, Loans and Bursaries unit that coordinates scholarships, loans and bursaries for undergraduate students and alerts students to advertised scholarships. Enquiries go to the Dean of Students' Affairs, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa.
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View scholarships for Olusegun Agagu University of Sc. & Tech., Okitipupa, Ondo →Candidates must choose OAUSTECH as first choice on JAMB CAPS and, for the 2026/2027 Post-UTME screening, score 150 or above in the 2026 UTME. Candidates who chose OAUSTECH second or not at all must change institution to OAUSTECH as first choice. Five O-Level credit passes including Mathematics and English Language at not more than two sittings are required; some programmes have extra requirements. All candidates take the university's Post-UTME screening.
Civil, Electrical and Electronics, and Mechanical Engineering require five SSCE credits including English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at not more than two sittings, with UTME subjects English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Direct Entry candidates also choose OAUSTECH as first choice. For engineering, entry is with a National Diploma at Upper Credit in the relevant or a related discipline, or two A-Level passes in Mathematics, Physics and/or Chemistry (with an audit of some first-year courses).
Candidates who meet the cut-off get provisional admission and must pay acceptance fee, medical fee and full tuition on or before 16 October 2026 through the application portal (oaustech.edu.ng/apply), or the admission is revoked. Accommodation fee for these candidates is N300,000.
Programmes: PGD, PGD in STEM Education, M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Phil./Ph.D. and Ph.D., plus professional masters and doctorates in the Centre for Blue Economy and Innovation and the Centre for Governance and Business Technology. Applicants need five O-Level credits including English and Mathematics at not more than two sittings, a relevant degree (second class lower for MBA and Agribusiness; HND Upper Credit accepted in relevant fields), NYSC discharge or exemption certificate, transcripts sent to the School of Postgraduate Studies and three referee reports. Shortlisted candidates are screened. Minimum duration: PGD 2 semesters, M.Sc. and M.Phil. 3 semesters, Ph.D. 6 semesters (maxima 4, 4 and 8). The 2026/2027 application fee is N20,000 and applications close on 23 January 2027; apply at pgs.oaustech.edu.ng. The DBA runs 36 months full-time or 48 months part-time and requires a Master's degree and five years of professional experience.
Undergraduate admissions support: [email protected], 08066275123. Postgraduate: [email protected], +234 807 279 9314.
The library has Administrative, Technical Services, Readers' Services and Automation (E-library) departments. A University Health Centre, a Sports Unit and an Entrepreneurship Centre with vocational workshops serve students. Most students rent private housing around the university with help from the Off Campus Bureau; accommodation is also offered to candidates of the School of Nursing and Allied Sciences with 24-hour security, rooms with bed space, kitchen, electricity and internet.
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