Aliko Dangote university of Science & Technology, Wudil

Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil (KUST) is a Kano State-owned specialised university located in Wudil, Kano State. The institution was originally founded as Kano University of Science and Technology and was renamed in 2024 in honour of Aliko Dangote, the Kano-born industrialist and Africa\'s wealthiest person, who has contributed significantly to the university\'s development. KUST operates faculties in engineering, computing and information technology, basic medical sciences, agriculture, sciences, environmental sciences and management. Student enrolment exceeds 14,000 across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The institution is recognised for programmes in engineering, computer science and applied sciences, and serves Kano State alongside Bayero University Kano (federal).

History

Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology was originally established in 2000 as Kano University of Science and Technology by the Kano State Government under Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as the state\'s second public university focused on science and technology disciplines complementing the federal Bayero University Kano. The Wudil location, about 40 km east of Kano city, was selected for available land and proximity to the Kano metropolitan economy. The university admitted its first students in 2001 with founding faculties in engineering and sciences. Through the 2000s and 2010s the institution expanded, adding faculties in agriculture, medical sciences and management. In 2024 the university was renamed Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology in recognition of major endowment and infrastructure contributions from the Aliko Dangote Foundation.

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Aliko Dangote university of Science & Technology, Wudil considers candidates who meet the institutional JAMB cutoff and pass the Post-UTME screening. Direct Entry applicants must meet the entry requirements for their chosen course.

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Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology operates from a permanent campus in Wudil, about 40 km east of Kano city. The campus houses the engineering faculty complex, science laboratories, the senate building, university library, student hostels and sports facilities. The site is connected to Kano city by road (about 45 minutes) via the Kano-Maiduguri highway. Kano is served by Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport with regular domestic flights to Lagos and Abuja and direct international flights to Cairo, Jeddah and other destinations. The campus location places students within reach of Kano\'s commercial and industrial centres.