The history of the The
Polytechnic dates back to 1969 when the international working
party was set up by the then western state Government to advise
her on the establishment of a polytechnic. The working party
recommended, among other things the establishment of a
polytechnic in the western state whose general objective should
be to produce technicians who will make an important
contribution to the social and economic development of the
Country and the Western State in particular. The Western State
Government, accepted the recommendation; and The Polytechnic,
Ibadan was established under the provisions of a principal Edict
cited as The Polytechnic, Ibadan Edict 1970 and under the
subsequent provisions of:
Polytechnic,
Ibadan (Amendment) Edict 1971
Polytechnic,
Ibadan (Amendment and consequential provisions) Edict 1971.
Polytechnic,
Ibadan (Amendment) No.2 Edict, 1971.
Polytechnic, Ibadan
(Amendment) Edict 1972 and
Polytechnic, Ibadan
(Amendment) Edict 1977
By its establishment, The
Polytechnic, Ibadan became a successor of the erstwhile
Technical College, Ibadan which was founded in 1960, the year of
Nigeria’s independence to provide for students’ training and
development of techniques in applied science, environmental
science, engineering and commerce as well as in other spheres of
learning. The Polytechnic has been producing majorly middle
level manpower that has been making valuable contributions to
the social and economic development of the country.
The Polytechnic also offer
a wide range of specialized short courses not only for the
purpose of improving the vocational competence of technical and
commercial workers, but also to provide an opportunity for
presenting the most recent advances in knowledge and in
techniques to specialist groups. It also provide opportunities
for creative development and research related to the needs of
teaching and industry and the business community, particularly
in its service area.
In 1975/76 session, the
polytechnic adopted the faculty system of structuring the
academic departments hither to run, solely on department basis.
The conception was to make
for easier work co-ordination and management. At present,
there are five faculties namely: Engineering, Science,
Environmental Studies, Financial and Management Studies and
Business and Communication Studies.
By the amendment to the
principal Edict of The Polytechnic which came into effect on 17th
March, 1987, four Satellite Campuses of the Polytechnic were
created. They took off during 1981/82 session and were sited at
Eruwa, Saki, Iree and Esa-Oke. Each of the campuses is headed
by a Director who is responsible to the Rector for the
Administration and Discipline of the campus. However, with the
creation of Osun State, the Campus at Iree and Esa-Oke have
become the property of Osun State Government and are today
known as Osun State Polytechnic Iree and Osun State College of
Technology Esa-Oke.
The Student enrolment of
the Institution has continued to grow. At present, there are
about 15,000students in the Polytechnic, both at the main and
the two Satellite Campuses.
