The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, is a federal government-owned higher education institution located in

Nekede Nekede is a town in southeastern Nigeria. It is located near the city of Owerri Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city, followed by Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/E ...

, Owerri West local government area,

Imo State Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its name from the Imo River which flows al ...

, south-eastern

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

. It was established on a temporary site at the premise of Government Technical College by the Imo State government in 1978 as the College of Technology, Owerri before it was moved to its present location in Nekede. On April 7, the polytechnic was changed to a federal government institution and was named "The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede." The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede offers National Diploma and

Higher National Diploma Higher National Diploma (HND), part of the Higher Nationals suite of qualifications, is an academic higher education qualification in the United Kingdom and various other countries. They were first introduced in England and Wales in 1920 alongs ...

courses at

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-le ...

levels. On October 3, 2018, Rev. Engr. Dr. Michael Arimanwa was installed as the eighth rector of the polytechnic and the first alumnus rector of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. Rev. Engr. Dr. Micheal Arimanwa is a priest who works in the civil engineering department. He formerly served as the department's head and as the school of engineering's dean.

Schools/Faculties

Federal Polytechnic, Nekede has seven schools(faculties) of study: # School of Engineering Technology(SET), # School of Industrial and Applied Science (SIAS), # School of Business and Management Technology (SBMT), # School of General Studies(SGS), # School of Environmental Design and Technology (SEDT), # School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology(SAAT), and # School of Information and Communication Technology (SICT).

Departments

The list of departments available in the above faculties comprises the following: In 2022, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede commenced six new academic programs namely; * ND Animal Health and Production Technology * ND Welding and Fabrication Engineering Technology * ND Printing Technology * HND Art and Design (Ceramics) * HND Art and Design (Sculpture) * HND Art and Design (Textile)

References

Federal polytechnics in Nigeria 1978 establishments in Nigeria Educational institutions established in 1978 Education in Imo State {{Nigeria-university-stub

Schools/Faculties

Departments

See also

References