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Institutes & centres
Institute of EducationOn the recommendation of Senate, the Governing Council of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, at its meeting on July 5, 1989, approved and establishment of the Institute of Education, with effect from…Institute of Geo-sciences and Environmental ManagementThe Institute of Geosciences and Space Technology (IGST) now Institute of Geosciences and Environmental Management (IGEM) was established in 1980 as a multidisciplinary centre of Excellence by the same Act of Parliament…Institute of Pollution StudiesThe rapid growth of industrialization and agriculture in Nigeria has been accompanied by an increase in the quantity and variety of pollutants released into the surrounding environment i.e. air, water, soil and…Rivers Institute of Agricultural Research and TrainingOther Campuses Ahoada Campus Emohua Campus Etche Campus Sakpenwa Campus …Advancement and Linkages CentreCentre for Advanced Law ResearchOther Campuses Ahoada Campus Emohua Campus Etche Campus Sakpenwa Campus …Centre for Climate Change and Forest ResourcesOther Campuses Ahoada Campus Emohua Campus Etche Campus Sakpenwa Campus …Centre for Continuing EducationOther Campuses Ahoada Campus Emohua Campus Etche Campus Sakpenwa Campus …Centre for Open and Distance LearningOther Campuses Ahoada Campus Emohua Campus Etche Campus Sakpenwa Campus …Centre for Water and Sanitation StudiesOther Campuses Ahoada Campus Emohua Campus Etche Campus Sakpenwa Campus …Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore EngineeringThe Centre of Excellence in Marine and Offshore Engineering was commissioned on Thursday, 1st June, 2017 and academic activities started in April, 2018 with the first set of ten (10) students. The Centre was set up by…Entrepreneurship Development Centre[](https://www.rsu.edu.ng/wp content/uploads/2025/08/WhatsApp Image 2025 08 10 at 21.22.08 ae4edf3b.jpg)Information and Communication Technology CentreThe Information and Communication Technology Centre (ICTC) started as Computer Department under the Centre for Special Projects (CSP) in 1980. The department developed into a Computer Centre in line with the increasing…