About Us – NUTM

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About Us

The Nigerian University of Technology and Management (NUTM) is a pioneering higher education initiative to identify and train the next generation of leaders in technology and management for Africa.

NUTM will strive for excellence in technology and management, and become a hub for best-in-class learning and research. It will focus on areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Management in its academic offerings at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. In the next 10 years, NUTM aspires to be among the top five universities in Africa, and the best in Nigeria.

Vision

To be ranked among the top 50 global institutions focused on technology and management by the year 2030

Mission

To develop innovative leaders in technology and management who will create an impact in Africa and the world

Values

Integrity | Excellence | Collaboration | Sustainability | Innovation

About Us

The Nigerian University of Technology and Management (NUTM) is a pioneering higher education initiative to identify and train the next generation of leaders in technology and management for Africa.

NUTM will strive for excellence in technology and management, and become a hub for best-in-class learning and research. It will focus on areas in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Management in its academic offerings at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. In the next 10 years, NUTM aspires to be among the top five universities in Africa, and the best in Nigeria.

Vision

To be ranked among the top 50 global institutions focused on technology and management by the year 2030

Mission

To develop innovative leaders in technology and management who will create an impact in Africa and the world

Values

Integrity | Excellence | Collaboration | Sustainability | Innovation

Leadership

Governing Board

Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah

Chairman, NUTM Governing Board; Former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment; Co-Founder and Chairman, African Capital Alliance; Former Principal, Zephyr Management

MBA, Harvard University; MBBS, University of Nigeria

Dr. Babs Omotowa

President, NUTM; Member NUTM Governing Board; Chairman Advisory Board, Montserrado Group; Independent Director (NED) Pearlhill Technologies, LLC; Former CEO Nigeria LNG.

DBA, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University (In view); MBA, University of Leicester

Dr. Omobola Johnson

Member, NUTM Governing Board; Former Minister of Communication Technology; Senior Partner, TLcom Capital; Former Managing Director, Accenture; Co-Founder, Women in Management, Business and Public Services

PhD, Cranfield University; MSc, King’s College

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha

Founding Dean, ISB, Co-Founder and Trustee, Ashoka University and Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group; Former Partner, McKinsey & Company

PhD, University of Pennsylvania; Btech, Indian Institute of Technology (BT)

Dr. Fiyinfolu Oladiran

Partner, McKinsey & Company; Former Partner, Leader in McKinsey& Company’s Higher Ed Practice; Former Clinical Development Coordinator – Coartem Africa, Novartis MBChB, South African

MBA, University of Stellenbosch

Mrs. Bola Adesola

Member, NUTM Governing Board; Chairman, Ecobank Nigeria; Chairman, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF); Former Senior Vice-Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank Group; Former CEO, Standard Chartered Bank for Nigeria and West Africa

AMP, Harvard Business School; LLB, University of Buckingham

Mr. Arnold Ekpe

Member, NUTM Governing Board; Ex-CEO of Ecobank Group; Chairman of The Business Council for Africa; Chairman of Baobab Group; Non-Executive Director of Crown Agents Bank; Senior Advisor, Dangote Group

MBA, University of Manchester

Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero

Member, NUTM Governing Board; Managing Director and CEO, FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company; Former President, British Gas, Nigeria; Former Vice President of New Business Development, Shell

MSc, Imperial College London; BSc, Heriot Watt University

Mr. Kofi Kwakwa

Member, NUTM Governing Board; Partner, African Capital Alliance; Former Director, Standard Bank; Former Principal, Mckinsey & Company; Director Emeritus; Former Chairman, Ashesi University

MBA, Harvard University

Advisory Board

Dr. Wole Soboyejo

Senior Vice President and Provost, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Former Professor at Princeton University; Former President and Provost of AUST

PhD, Cambridge University

Mr. Victor Dodig

President and CEO, CIBC Group; Vice-Chair, Business Council of Canada

MBA, Harvard Business School

Dr. Kunle Olukotun

Professor, Stanford University, USA; Founder, Afara Web Systems

PhD, University of Michigan

Dr. Akintunde Akinwande

Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Former Scientist, Honeywell Inc. Technology Center

PhD, Stanford University

Academic Programs

NUTM Scholars Program

The NUTM Scholars Program (NSP) is a one-year interdisciplinary postgraduate program with a focus on Technology, Entrepreneurship and Design. The Program aims to develop creative leaders in technology and business for the Africa region by providing contemporary, contextual and transformative leadership education and experiences.

Other Programs

The NUTM team is in the process of developing a variety of academic programs. These programs will be designed keeping in mind the ethos of NUTM and the change it aims to bring to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Management fields in Africa and the world.

Partnerships

Campus

Discover Lagos

Known for being one of the liveliest cities in Africa to live in, Lagos is the fulcrum of Nigeria’s growing economy and is increasingly becoming the tech hub of Africa. The growing importance of Lagos in the tech scene is demonstrated by interest from the world’s biggest tech companies including Google and Facebook. The city is also home to the headquarters of Africa’s largest banks making it the largest financial hub in West Africa.

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