PAADC
Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition
Year Established
2016
Historic foundation
Active Membership
120+ Organizing Fellows & 100+ National Teams
Active student engineers
Current Chairperson
Agbazue Obiamaka
2026/2027 Session
Institutional Scope
PAADC UNILAG
Faculty of Engineering
About PAADC
The Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC) is Nigeria's largest student-led undergraduate STEM innovation competition, created in 2016 by the University of Lagos Engineering Society. Named in immortal tribute to the late academic prodigy and mechanical engineering legend Professor Ayodele Awojobi, PAADC challenges tertiary students across Nigeria to design indigenous engineering solutions to Africa's most pressing socioeconomic problems.
Each year, PAADC attracts hundreds of submissions from over 100 universities and polytechnics across Nigeria, spanning categories in health tech, agritech, clean energy, and smart automation. Finalists participate in an intensive design-to-market incubation camp, culminating in a grand pitch finale where winners are awarded millions of Naira in equity-free development grants and mentorship from top venture capitalists and industrial leaders.
Flagship Programs & Events
Key conferences, hackathons, and activities organized by PAADC
PAADC National Grand Finale
The premier collegiate innovation stage where shortlisted finalists pitch working prototypes to investor panels.
Innovators Incubation Accelerator
Intensive bootcamps for national finalists covering intellectual property, commercialization, and CAD modeling.
Ayodele Awojobi Memorial Lecture
Annual lecture honoring the legacy of Nigeria’s foremost mechanical inventor Prof. Ayodele Awojobi.
Core Disciplines & Focus Areas
Interested in collaborating with PAADC?
Reach out to the executive committee or explore opportunities across the 10 departments and 6 sub-bodies of the University of Lagos Engineering Society.