Rufus Giwa Polytechnic

Rufus Giwa Polytechnic is a tertiary learning institution in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The National Board for Technical Education has approved it as a state-owned Polytechnic. It is also accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

The Polytechnic was established by edict in 1979 with the name The Polytechnic, Owo by the outgone Military Governor Sunday Tuoyo., While it began its activities in January 1980. The Executive Governor Adekunle Ajasin began to operate the Polytechnic immediately he assumed office in early 1980. It was renamed Ondo State Polytechnic in 1990. By 2010, the polytechnic had over 4,000 students.

The Polytechnic has several department in the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Technology, LEMS, etc.The Ondo State Government's primary mandate for the Institution is to provide middle-level manpower in science and technology fields. This initiative aims to enhance technological development in Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole. It has a mandate of training and developing techniques in Applied Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Accounting, Commerce and Home Economics.