Prof. Soji Fakoya
Dean, School of Science
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Brief History
The School of Science is the pioneer School of the University which came on board upon the National University Commission’s recognition of Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, now Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa. The approval to commence academic activities from January 2011 for 2010/2011.
Academic Session was granted with the mandate of running programmes in the core disciplines of Biological, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Academic activities (lecture delivery) took-off in the four Departments of the Faculty on the 7th of February 2011, with a two-day orientation programme organized for the pioneer students of the University between 2nd and 3rd February, 2011.
In October 2017, Statistics programme was approved for the Department of Mathematical Sciences by the National University Commission, while Computer Science which was formerly a programme under the Department of Mathematical Sciences came on board on 1st August, 2022 by approval of the Senate. Also, Biochemistry which was formerly a programme under the Department of Chemical Sciences came on board as a Department sequel to the approval of the senate on 29th of May, 2024 and commenced operation as a full Department in 2024/2025 academic session. This therefore brings the total number of the Departments in School of Science to six (6).
At present, the School of Science is running eleven programmes with four Departments as presented below;
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa was established by the Ondo State government in 2008. It was initially named as Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH).
It is a technology-based institution, which aims at providing the needed manpower training for industrial and technological development of Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole.