Type Private Location Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria Undergraduate tuition and fees 1.59 million NGN (2016) Founded 2004 | Established 2004 Campus Rural President Margee Ensign Phone +254 717 257166 | |
Website americanuniversitynigeria.org Address 98 Lamido Zubairu Way, Yola 640001, Nigeria Similar Afe Babalola University, Bowen University, Ajayi Crowther University, Crawford University, Modibbo Adama University Profiles | ||
American University of Nigeria (AUN) is a private university in northeastern Nigeria that offers American style higher education programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. Founded in 2004, it is the only American style university in Sub-Saharan Africa. AUN is accredited by the Nigerian National Universities Commissions.
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History
Founded in 2004 by Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria's former vice president, the American University of Nigeria opened its doors to its first students in 2005. The university is located in northeastern Nigeria in Yola, the state capital of Adamawa state.
The university was originally named the ABTI American University of Nigeria before the name was simplified to American University of Nigeria. This puts it in conformity with practices of other American style universities outside of the United States, such as the American University of Beirut and the American University of Paris. AUN is the only American style institution of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa (the only other such university in Africa is the American University in Cairo in Egypt). AUN is a member of the Association of American International Colleges and Universities.
The university's current president, preceded by Dr. David Huwiler and Dr. Michael Smith, is Dr. Margee Ensign. Dr. Ensign came to the post having served as dean of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific, where she was also the associate provost.
Partnership
The university's main partner is Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Academics
The university consists of three schools, offering the following undergraduate majors and graduate programs:
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Undergraduate level:
Graduate level:
School of Information Technology and Communications
Undergraduate level:
Graduate level:
Facilities
AUN is a residential campus situated on 2,400 hectares. It is home to approximately 1,400 undergraduate students and 87 faculty members.
The university's e-Library Project was awarded the American Library Association's Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects in 2013.
Governance and Mission
The university describes itself as a "development university," focusing on practical role it feels "a great university must play in the development of a great nation" in addition to its traditional role as a repository, transmitter and creator of knowledge.
Members of the Board include: