Kano State University of Technology

Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil (KUST) was created as "Kano University of Technology" (KUT) in 2001. The then governor of Kano State, His Excellency Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso mulled idea of establishing the first state university during his first tenure in office between 1999 and 2003.[1] It is located in Wudil, a Local Government in Kano State Nigeria. The university which was known as Kano University of Technology, Wudil has been renamed as Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil in the year 2005 in conformity to the Gazette laws of the University.[2]

Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil
MottoLearn, Work and Worship
Established2000
Vice-ChancellorProf Shehu Alh. Musa 2014 – present
Location
Wudil
,
Kano State
,
Nigeria

11°47′N 8°50′E
WebsiteOfficial website

It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3][4][5]

KUST, Wudil started with 2 faculties (Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology and Faculty of Sciences) but today there are six (6) faculties - Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (FAAT); Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (FACMS); Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences (FAEES); Faculty of Engineering (FAENG); Faculty of Sciences (FASSE) and Faculty of Sciences and Technical Education (FASTE). The University also has 10 institutes and runs IJMB and remedial sciences under the Directorate of Institute and Continuing Education. The student population has risen from 88 students in 2000 to about 15,000 students.

Courses and programs
  1. Agricultural Engineering
  1. Agricultural and Science Education
  2. Agriculture
  3. Architecture
  4. Automotive Engineering
  5. Biochemistry
  6. Biology
  7. Chemistry
  8. Civic Engineering
  9. Computer Science
  10. Education and Biology
  11. Education and Chemistry
  12. Education and Geography
  13. Education and Mathematics
  14. Education and Physics
  15. Electrical Engineering
  16. Environment Engineering
  17. Food Science an Technology
  18. Geography
  19. Geology
  20. Health Education
  21. Information and Communication Technology
  22. Library and Information Science
  23. Mathematics
  24. Mechanical Engineering
  25. Mechatronics Engineering
  26. Microbiology
  27. Physics
  28. Science Libratory Technology
  29. Statistics
  30. Urban and Regional Planning
  31. Water resources and Environment engineering[6][7][8]

References
  1. "As Kwankwaso's Northwest University takes off". The Nation. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "ABOUT KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. "Kano University of Technology". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  4. "ACU members Nigeria". Association of Commonwealth Universities. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  5. "KANO STATE GOVERNMENT DELEGATION TO VISIT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT OCT. 29". US Fed News Service, Including US State News – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  6. KUST Courses My school list. Retrieved 9 January 2020
  7. Couses KUST Wudil
  8. List of courses offered KUST Kano state university of science and technology Schoolings


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