The Faculty of Engineering is one of the pioneer and foremost faculties in the new institution, the University of Delta, Agbor.

The Faculty of Engineering is a fully functional and equipped faculty with state of the art facilities including spacious and tastefully furnished classrooms, well equipped laboratories, workshops with several machines and computerized controls, well mobilized and motivated academic and technical staff as well as well furnished staff offices.

In a nutshell, it is a faculty to behold and cherish.

The Faculty of Engineering, University of Delta currently has six Departments running seven programmes, all approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

The programmes are;

1. Chemical Engineering

2. Civil Engineering;

3. Computer Engineering

4. Electrical and Electronics Engineering

5. Mechanical Engineering;
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6. Mechatronics Engineering;

7. Water Resources Engineering;

As the Faculty gains more traction and momentum, more Departments and programmes will come on stream.

Philosophy of the Faculty of Engineering

The philosophy of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Delta, Agbor is to train, develop and produce top rate Engineers who are trailblazers and pacesetters in current and emerging technologies but socially conscious in the application of technological advances for the wellbeing of mankind.

Faculty Vision;

To make the Faculty of Engineering, University of Delta, Agbor the best Faculty of Engineering in Nigeria and one of the very best in the world with unfettered access to knowledge, innovations, emerging technologies, career opportunities and a fertilizing environment for excellence, creativity and inventions.

Our Mission

To produce professionally sound and socially responsible Engineers equipped to advance the frontiers of knowledge and take Nigeria, indeed humanity to technological levels before, unknown.

To produce very vibrant, skilled and resourceful Engineers who are solution providers to their generation and thus, become highly sought after by industries, research and development agencies, postgraduate schools and other key organizations.

To attract, develop and retain the best focused and fertile minds amongst students and staff.

To synchronize with the slogan of Delta State (The Big Heart) by striving to be the heart and hub of innovative and creative inventions in Nigeria.

Working in tandem with the vision of the University of Delta, to explore, establish and maintain a sustainable symbiotic relationship with other important national and international organizations.

To create technological niches and thus become centre of excellence in those niches.

Admission Requirements

The undergraduate programme in Engineering normally lasts five years leading to the award of a Bachelor of Engineering [B.ENG] Degree in the specific discipline. For admission to all undergraduate degree programmes, candidates must satisfy the admission requirements of the University of Delta in general and of the various programmes in the Faculty of Engineering in particular. Entry through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination [UTME], the minimum entry requirements for year 1 or 100 level shall be 5 (five) credit passes in the Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), GCE Ordinary Level or equivalent obtained in not more than two sittings in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and any other subject from the approved list, plus acceptable level of performance in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination [UTME].

Direct Entry

Candidates may be admitted into 200 level [2nd year] if they have;

Satisfied the admission requirements as specified in [c] above and Obtained passes at the GCE A Level or equivalent in Mathematics and Physics. Candidates with outstanding OND results may be considered.

As the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, my roles are many but can be summarized as follows;
1. To give academic and administrative leadership to the Faculty.

2. To provide an enabling environment for teaching, research and innovation to thrive in the Faculty

3. To provide vision and direction to both staff and students in realizing the mission and mandate of the University.

4. To serve as a mentor to younger academics in the Faculty.

5. To serve as a source of guidance, hope and succour to the students of the Faculty enabling them unveil their embedded talents and abilities as well as freely express their concerns.

6. To help the University appreciate, develop and expand the scope of the capacity of Engineering in training, skill development and revenue generation.

7. To serve as a front officer in developing collaboration, partnership and linkages with other Faculties as well as other Universities, Industries and Parastatals in expanding the frontiers of knowledge, research and innovation that will promote institutional recognition for the University of Delta, Agbor and advance the well being of humanity.

For parents seeking for a top-rate Engineering Institution to train their children or wards, the Faculty of Engineering, UNIDEL is a destination of first choice because;

1. There is a good crop of hardworking, well motivated and innovative lecturers in the Faculty.
2. Modern State-of-the-art Laboratory Facilities are available in great quantities.
3. The Faculty Workshops boast of top quality state-of-the-art lathe machines, milling machines, grinding machines, bending machines, drilling machines, wood work machines, vices, welding machines and so on.
4. There is an autotronic workshop for the diagnosis, repair and maintenance of different brands of vehicles.
5. There are sufficient well furnished classrooms with interactive boards for lectures, seminars, tests, tutorials and examinations.
6. There is a hostel accommodation for both male and female students on campus.
7. There is a very large well equipped studio for advanced technical, electronic and digital learning and communication.
8. There is a large capacity library on campus with e-library facilities
9. There are facilities for recreation including a mini sports complex.
10. The Faculty boasts of a well equipped clinic right on campus. The clinic has consulting rooms for doctors, offices for nurses, beds for in-patients which could be staff or students and a section for a medical laboratory scientist to conduct diagnostic tests.

11. There is a cafeteria on campus where affordable meals are served.
12. Water and electricity supply is functioning optimally.

13. The environment is clean, serene and very conducive for learning

14. Adequate security is available 24 hours.

Innovative products the Faculty of Engineering is working on include;

1. Solar Power System with nocturnal absorption capability

2. High Power Capacity Liquid Metal Battery

In the next 5-10.years, I see the Faculty producing top class Engineers who are trailblazers and pacesetters in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Biomimetics, Renewable Energy, Nanotechnology and Digitally Savvy Entrepreneurs.

The Management Style of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Mrs) Stella Chiemeke is Stellar, Proactive, Inspiring and Visionary. She has an unusual capacity to handle tough assignments, take critical decisions, engage in multitasking duties while remaining cheerful. She is focused, fair and firm. This has added zest and fillip to the momentum of development in the Faculty of Engineering, UNIDEL.

Message of hope to my students is that they should believe in themselves and have confidence that with the facilities in the Faculty and the training programme on board, they should be prepared to become pathfinders and pacesetters to their generation.

My message to my Faculty members is that they should see themselves as vessels to be used in developing, training and embedding skills in a crop of young men and women who will break out as change agents to turn Nigeria around for the better.

UNIDEL, Agbor should be the best choice for admission seekers because it has several advantages over other Universities.

1. The University is new, so the facilities are not only new but are state-of-the-art.

2. The Academic Staff are young, vibrant, highly motivated and filled with passion to impart knowledge and skills to the students.

3. The environment and study ambience is serene and inspiring.

4. The Management of the University is proactive, visionary, forward looking and responsive.

5. Security is water tight with zero tolerance for cultism, malfeasance and bullying.

6. Agbor is located midway between two important airports in Asaba and Benin. Thus, making the University easily accessible by air.

The Faculty of Engineering has already bought into the vision of the University Management to make UNIDEL among the top 5 Universities in Nigeria, top 10 in Africa and top 100 globally.

1. We have instituted a price of #20,000 for the best student in the faculty at each level of study. The price will be accompanied with a letter of commendation. That would encourage the students to work harder to excel academically. UNIDEL Senate has approved this proposal.

2. We have set up an annual competition for students' innovative practical projects beginning at 200 level. A panel of experts will assess the projects and prices will be awarded to both individual and group projects. That would stimulate interest and passion in innovation and creative inventions.

3. The Faculty is setting up machinery to have discussions with key industry stakeholders in Nigeria with a view to develop MOU to provide industry placements for UNIDEL Engineering Students to carry out hands-on industrial training. Thus, providing an enabling platform to embed practical skills in our students.

4. Our SWEP programme has commenced. Even at the very first year (100 level). Thus, sending an important message that UNIDEL is not like others. We are resolutely determined to raise a crop of graduates who are solution providers, pacesetters and trailblazers showing leadership in creativity, innovation and inventive thinking. Making UNIDEL a World Class University, towering above others in Nigeria, Africa and globally is our creed.