Kwara State University

Kwara State University (KWASU) is a state-owned research university in Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria, established in 2009 under the administration of then-Governor Bukola Saraki. It is the 77th university registered by Nigeria’s National Universities Commission and the 95th recognized in Nigeria. Known as « the Green University for Community Development and Entrepreneurship, » KWASU began academic operations in October 2009 with a pioneer class of 550 students across five colleges. Engineering and Technology was added as a sixth faculty in 2010; the university transitioned from a collegiate system to faculties in 2019; Law was accredited as a seventh faculty in 2020; and Basic Medical Sciences began operating in 2022. The university operates a multi-campus model with its main campus at Malete and satellite campuses at Ilesha Baruba and Osi, and has a student population of over 40,000.

KWASU’s Malete campus houses the Muhammadu Buhari Main University Library and the Muhammadu Mustapha Akanbi (SAN) Senate Building. The university holds a Director for Community Development, a position tasked with mobilizing lecturers’ expertise to directly support surrounding communities.