The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West Local Government area bounded by four communities of Eziobodo, Umuchima, Ihiagwa and Obinze, Imo State, Nigeria. It was one of the universities set up by the Federal Government in June 1980 for each geo political zones, in order to increase skills, innovation and technologically oriented manpower for the technology base of Nigerian national economy. The current Vice-chancellor is Professor Chigozie Cyril Asiabaka.