Kano State University of Technology

Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil
Motto Learn, Work and Worship
Established 2000
Vice-Chancellor Prof Shehu Alh. Musa 2014-Present
Location Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria
Website Official website

Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil (KUST) was created as "Kano University of Technology" (KUT) in 2001. 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.[1] It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[2][3][4]

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.

References

  1. "ABOUT KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Kano University of Technology". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. "ACU members Nigeria". Association of Commonwealth Universities. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  4. "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) . October 29, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

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