About Us

Vision

To be a world-class department and centre of excellence in learning, teaching, and research of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering for sustainable development.

Mission

To provide a world-class Materials and Metallurgical Engineering environment for learning, research, and community development.

Opportunities

The graduates of this programme will acquire a well-balanced engineering education with an emphasis on Materials and Metallurgical Engineering to meet the needs of industry, academia, government and society.  The graduates will be engineered to innovate in materials, energy, electronics, medicine, communications, transportation, recreation, structural and domestic fields.  The graduates are expected to display outstanding skills ranging from synthesis, processing, design and development to manufacturing, performance, reclamation and recycling of materials.

Materials and Metallurgical engineers produced should be competent and technically equipped to develop materials suitable for the needs of the various sectors of human life while eliminating/minimising environmental pollution and degradation through development of technologies for safe and healthy recycling of wastes. They should also be able to provide technical services needed to run and maintain industries and establishments such as, iron/steel based industries, aluminium based industries, materials, materials testing laboratories, power metallurgy firm, ceramic industries, polymer production firm, automobile industries, aviation industries, maritime firm for repair, maintenance, construction of ships and boats, oil and gas industries, defence industry, electronics (semi-conductors), energy, communication, rehabilitative medicine (biomedical), consulting, research and development. They should have the capability for self-employment and engaging in entrepreneurship