Essential Highlights
OAU is amongst the winners of the 2025 EU Grant (ERASMUS) for MESITA. The grant supports a brand-new MSc in Smart Farming and IoT in Farming.
- OAU joins a consortium of 8 partners
- MESITA started in Abuja in November 2025
- The task establishes an MSc in Smart Farming
- Focus includes AI, ingrained systems, smart farming
- OAU called 7 employee for the task
Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, has become one of the winners and recipients of the 2025 EU Grant under ERASMUS for the establishment of a Master of Science degree program in Smart Farming and
IoT in Agriculture, called MESITA. OAU is part of a consortium comprised of four Nigerian universities, 3 European universities, and a cloud funding digital environment organisation. The job brings the code MESITA: ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CBHE-STRAND-2.
Table of contents What the MESITA project covers The task is for the facility of a Master of Science degree program in Smart Farming and IoT in Agriculture across four universities
in Nigeria. It began in Abuja in November 2025. The program is created to gear up graduates with clever farming abilities; it also promotes sustainable and climate-friendly farming practices. The project also encourages university-industry cooperation and supports entrepreneurship and employability in the smart agriculture sector.
Locations covered in the curriculum
The curriculum consists of:
- ingrained systems
- AI applications
- smart farming practices
The program is indicated to support knowledge and technology transfer from the EU to Nigeria. That transfer is anticipated to drive digital development and sustainable growth in farming.
Anticipated effect of the programme
MESITA is set to attend to the instructional space in precision farming.
The task also aims to enhance agricultural efficiency and effectiveness. Its broader goals consist of assistance for food security, job production, environmental sustainability, gender equality in agribusiness, and climate change efforts.
Getting involved partners in the MESITA consortium
The getting involved worldwide and national partners are:
- University of Siegen, USI, Siegen, Germany, International Planner
- The Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, UPWr, Poland
- The University of Food Technology, UFT, Bulgaria
- University of Port-Harcourt, UPH, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
- Michael Okpara University of Farming, Umudike, MOU, Nigeria
- Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Enugu, Nigeria
- AlumUnite Limited, Lekki, Nigeria
Members of the OAU team
The members of the OAU group are:
- Prof. S.O. Ajadi, Group Leader
- Prof. A.S. Bamire
- Prof. G.A. Aderounmu
- Prof. S.A. Bello
- Prof. M.L. Sanni
- Dr. S.A. Muda
- Dr. R.A. Adetona
What this implies for OAU
For OAU, the grant positions the university within a cross-border scholastic task concentrated on clever farming and IoT in agriculture. The scope is broad, the target is clear; the Master’s programme will encounter the Nigerian partner universities called in the consortium.
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