 Anchor University | |
| Motto | Character, Competence, Courage |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | September 2014 |
| Chancellor | William Kumuyi |
| Vice-Chancellor | Joseph Afolayan[1][2] |
| Location | , , 6°49′47″N 3°28′32″E / 6.8298361°N 3.4756138°E |
| Website | aul.edu.ng |
The Anchor University is a private Christian university owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. The university is located at Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.
History
The process of founding Anchor University was billed for September 2012 but suffered a huge setback as the representatives of the NUC coming for final inspection and approval of their multi-billion projects were in the ill-fated Dana Air crash. Professor Celestine Onwuliri, husband of a serving minister and an executive director with the Nigerian Universities Commission was among the over 157 victims that died in the Dana Air crash which occurred on Sunday, June 3, 2012. He was the leader of the team. Construction began in 2013.[3] The University was founded in 2014 by Deeper Christian Life Ministry.[4][5] It was approved by the Nigerian University Commission (NUC) on Wednesday, 2 November 2016.[6]
Faculties
There are three faculties in the university.[7]
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Science and Science Education
- Faculty of Social and Management Sciences
NUC approval
- Faculty Of Humanities
- Faculty Of Natural & Applied Sciences
- Faculty Of Social & Management Sciences
Programmes
(a) Faculty of Humanities
- B.A. History & Diplomatic Studies
- B.A. English & Literary Studies
- B.A. Christian Religious Studies
- B.A. French
(b) Faculty of Social and Management Sciences
- B.Sc. Accounting
- B.Sc. Business Administration
- B.Sc. Economics
- B.Sc. Political Science
- B.Sc. Mass Communication
- B.Sc. International Relations
- B.Sc. Banking and Finance
(c) Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
- B.Sc. Biology
- B.Sc. Microbiology
- B.Sc. Biochemistry
- B.Sc. Mathematics
- B.Sc. Computer Science
- B.Sc. Physics
- B.Sc. Chemistry
- B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry
- B.Sc. Information Technology
- B.Sc. Biotechnology
- B.Sc. Physics with Electronics
- B.Sc. Applied Geophysics
- B.Sc. Geology
- B.Sc. (Ed) Chemistry
- B.Sc. (Ed) Biology
- B.Sc. (Ed) Computer Science
- B.Sc. (Ed) Mathematics
- B.Sc. (Ed) Physics
See also
References
- ↑ "Anchor VC calls for change in societal values". Punch Newspaper.
- ↑ "'Anchor University Vice Chancellor's Welcome Address'". Anchor University. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ↑ "PASTOR KUMUYI builds N1 billion Anchor University permanent campus". Encomium Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Deeper Life to open Anchor University in September - Official - News". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper.
- ↑ "'Deeper Life to commence Anchor University in September' - Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
- ↑ Seun Opejobi, dailypost.ng, Federal government approves eight new private universities, Nigeria, November 2, 2016
- ↑ Media Trust. "Deeper Life to establish Anchor University". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-04-04.