Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a public research institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
The edict establishing Oyo State University of Technology was signed on 23 April 1990, by Colonel Sasaenia Oresanya .
[3] Olusegun Ladimeji Oke served as the inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the university, and in January 1991, Late Bashorun M.K.O.
[19] As of 20 November 2020, National Universities Commission (NUC) gives ownership of LAUTECH to Oyo State Government under Governor Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde.
[26] On Wednesday 31 May 2023, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state granted authorization for the designation of Prof. Olawale Olakulehin as the interim Chief Medical Director (CMD) of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso.
[23] On 15 September there is commission of 38 kilometers of Oyo Iseyin Road that lead to the New campus for easy access.
[29][30][31] On 19 October 2023 some group of students and parents from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso took legal action against Governor Seyi Makinde and the vice chancellor including the registrar of the institution for the relocation of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and biotechnology to Iseyin in Oyo state.
[32] On 22 March 2023, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, implemented a prohibition on students driving or bringing cars to the campus.
Additionally, beginner drivers must display a learner's permit on their vehicles before they can be given access or allowed to enter the campus by the security.
[33][34] On 28 September 2023 Ladoke Akintola university Ogbomosho partner with the foremost research team in Nigeria, the Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+), in organising event that will bring together academics, policymakers, students, and private sector representatives to explore the progress of nanotechnology in the fourth industrial revolution.