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.