Otefe-Oghara: Delta State Polytechnic Gets Additional 16 Academic Programmes, As Rector Commends Gov. Oborevwori

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted the Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, permission to mount an additional 16 new academic programmes and expand the carrying capacity of the existing academic programmes.

The new programmes were granted following the NBTE Resource verification visit to the Polytechnic.

The Polytechnic’s Rector, Professor Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri, disclosed this during the Institution’s 2024 Nine Lessons and Carols festival.

He listed the programmes as National Diploma (ND) in Food Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Management Technology, Glass and Ceramics Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Foundry Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Engineering Technology, Metallurgical Engineering Technology, Photography, and Multimedia Technology.

Others include Higher National Diploma (HND) in Science Laboratory Technology Microbiology/Biochemistry Option, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), Computer Science (Cyber Security and Data Protection option), Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology (Control and Instrumentation Option), Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Welding Engineering Technology.

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He added that, with the new additions, the Polytechnic now runs 46 globally competitive, productive, and sustainable national development academic programmes.

He commended the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Elder Sheriff Oborevwori for promoting, advancing, and developing education in the state..

He also thanked Governor Sheriff for supporting the Institution by giving it independence of initiative and providing financial, material, and moral support to the Polytechnic.

Additionally, he praised the Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Nyerovwo Tonukari, and the State House Committee on Education, chaired by Chief Charles Emetulu, for supporting the development of education in the state generally and supporting the Polytechnic mainly.

Professor Ufuophu-Biri pointed out that the state government’s support has boosted the morale of the staff to engage in groundbreaking scientific research, which has produced rare innovations, citing that the Polytechnic invented a fuel-less generator that runs on a “symbiotic mechanistic operation pattern.”

He also commended the Polytechnic’s management, staff, and students for being outstanding in all facets of academic life.