Kwara State University, also known as KWASU, is the 77th university to be registered by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC). It is the 95th university to be recognized in Nigeria.Kwara State University has several academic centers. One of such centers is the Center for Ecology and Environmental Management and Studies CEERMS, which recently received a grant from UNESCO worth $15.3 million to be used over a six-year period to establish the UNESCO Chair for Alternative Energy Programme. This grant is for research in Alternative Energy and is to be handled by Kwara State University Center for Ecological and Environmental Research Management Studies (CEERMS).Other centers of the University are: Center for African Oral Traditions, Institute for Asian Studies, Ibrahim Gambari Center for the Study of United Nations and Regional Organizations, Center for Pre-degree and Remedial Studies, Center for Human Rights and the law, Center for Modernity and Religion, Center for Art Preservation, Center for Sponsored Projects, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research, Center for Innovative Technology, Center for Innovation and International Studies, Center for Bio-Computational Applications and the Center for Entrepreneurship. It currently has a partnership with Thammasat University in Thailand; Korean Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST), South Korea; Columbia University, New York, USA; University of the State of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, Brazil; Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA; etc. Its teaching staff consists of scholars such as Prof. Leo Daniels, MLK Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (MIT) as Provost at the College of Engineering and Technology, Prof. Abiola Irele from Harvard University as Provost at the College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences; and Prof. Winston Wole Soboyejo from Princeton University among others. One of the few schools in Nigeria to offer Aeronautical engineering
View Top Employees from KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETEWebsite | http://kwasu.edu.ng |
Employees | 715 (198 on RocketReach) |
Founded | 2009 |
Address | PO Box 1530, Ilorin, Kwara, NG |
Phone | +234 803 521 1226 |
Industry | Education Administration Programs, Colleges & Universities, Education |
Keywords | Environmental Studies, Ecological Research, Alternative Energy, Human Rights Law, Religious Studies, Art Preservation, Teaching Innovation, International Relations |
SIC | SIC Code 822 Companies, SIC Code 82 Companies |
NAICS | NAICS Code 611310 Companies, NAICS Code 61 Companies, NAICS Code 6113 Companies, NAICS Code 61131 Companies, NAICS Code 611 Companies |
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198 people are employed at KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE.
KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE is based in Ilorin, Kwara.
The NAICS codes for KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE are [611310, 61, 6113, 61131, 611].
The SIC codes for KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE are [822, 82].