Southern Delta University

Southern Delta University
Former names
Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro
MottoInnovation and Creativity
TypePublic
Established2021
Vice-ChancellorProf Jacob Snapps Oboreh
Location
Ozoro
,
Delta State
,
Nigeria
Campus
  • Campus 1 and Campus 2
Websitesdu.edu.ng

The Southern Delta University (SDU) is a state-owned public university. It is located in Ozoro, Delta state, Nigeria. SDU offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering eleven faculties: Administration and Management, Agriculture, Arts, Basic Medical Sciences, Communication and Media Studies, Computing, Engineering, Environmental Science, Law, Science, Social Sciences.

History

The Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro was first established as a college of Agriculture which was turned into a Polytechnic on January 1, 2002, by law during the administration of James Ibori.

In January 2021, Governor Ifeanyi A Okowa of Delta State announced plans to convert Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro and two other schools into a full-fledged University, the bills had its first reading during plenary at the Delta State House of Assembly on the 28th day of January 2021.

In February 2021, the bill were passed into law after going through the house committee on Education.

While signing the bill which was passed by the State House Assembly, Governor Ifeanyi A Okowa said, "As the students of our technical education start to progress from the technical colleges to the polytechnics, they also have a chance of going further to the University of Science and Technology."

Faculties/Departments

Faculties

Departments

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Delta University (SDU), Ozoro". NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Faculties – Southern Delta University". Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  3. ↑ "About Delta State Polytechnic Ozoro". www.dspz.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Delta Govt Moves To Upgrade 3 Institutions To Universities". Leadership. 2021-01-26. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Assembly passes bills for establishment of three new Universities in Delta". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Okowa signs bills establishing three universities in Delta". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro". Campus Lead. 2022-03-13. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-25.