FUTO Student branch is always in the news. With programmes staged from time to time, the SB always gets mentioned in the Region 8 News. The Federal University of Technology Owerri is located in Imo State in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. It was established as one with a particular focus on the development of Science and Technology.
With the able leadership of Mr Chukwuemeka Obiodu and some other volunteers, the petition for the SB was submitted and formal recognition was granted on 12 January 2001 although the branch has been active before this date.
Brief History of IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) was founded in 1884 with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison among its charter members. Today, the IEEE serves over 350,000 members who are geographically organized into 10 Regions, over 300 Sections, and more than 1,100 Student Branches worldwide. A Student Branch further falls under the auspices of the local Section. Nearly 60,000 Student members worldwide make up 13% of the membership of the IEEE and are essential to the continued growth and vitality of the IEEE. Over 50% of the current IEEE members joined as students. Not only is the IEEE the world’s largest technical and professional society, but it also publishes 30% of the electrical engineering and computer science literature in the world.
The IEEE’s worldwide membership is geographically divided into ten Regions. These regions are further subdivided into sections that serve as the centres of activity for professional engineers at the local level. Your Student Branch further falls under the auspices of your local Section.