University of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering Ezza, Ebonyi State

The Ebonyi State University of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering (UAAE), Ezza, is a state-owned university in Ebonyi State, south-eastern Nigeria. It is presented as Nigeria's first specialised aerospace university, and its stated purpose is to educate engineers, scientists and aviation professionals with both theoretical and practical grounding in aeronautics and aerospace engineering. The motto is "Changing lives through research and innovation" and the university colour is orange.

The campus is in Ezza Land, about 21 km from Spera-in-Deo Junction in the Abakaliki metropolis, adjacent to the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport at Onueke. The proprietor is the Government of Ebonyi State and the Executive Governor is the Visitor. The principal officers include the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Patrick Akata Nwofe, an Acting Registrar, a Bursar and a University Librarian.

Teaching begins with the 2026/2027 session, with 25 undergraduate programmes approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in four faculties:

• Faculty of Engineering (12 departments): Aerospace, Automotive, Nuclear, Telecommunications, Mechanical, Industrial and Production, Materials and Metallurgical, Computer, Electrical, Electronics, Polymer and Composite, and Civil Engineering.
• Faculty of Science (7 departments): Physics with Electronics, Pure and Applied Chemistry, Industrial Mathematics, Statistics, Meteorology, Forensic Science and Microbiology.
• Faculty of Computing (4 departments): Computer Science, Data Science, Cyber Security and Software Engineering.
• Faculty of Management Sciences (2 departments): Business Management and Psychology.

The university has partnerships with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) and Dubna State University in Russia, the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a professional-certification relationship with the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria. Applicants apply through an online portal and must also select the university in the JAMB system. The university holds an NUC operational licence issued on 11 July 2025.