ABTI-American University of Nigeria
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ABTI - American University of Nigeria |
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Established | 2005 |
Type | Private |
President | David Huwiler |
Location | Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www.abti-american.edu.ng |
ABTI - American University of Nigeria (AAUN) is the first American university ever to be established in Nigeria. With David Huwiler as its current president, it was commissioned by the Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and founded in partnership with the American University in Washington, D.C.
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[edit] History
Because of the lack of world class universities within the country, Vice President Atiku initiated discussions with the American University faculty in 2003 about building an American-style university in Yola, the capital of his home state of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Those discussions led the ABTI-American University of Nigeria to sign a five-year management consultancy agreement with AU on January 1, 2004. Abubakar, whose wife Jennifer is a PhD student at AU’s School of International Service (SIS), is the leading funder for this effort.[1]
[edit] Faculties and their courses
The university has the following majors for undergraduates[2]:
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Entrepreneurial Studies and Business Management
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School of Information Technology and Communications
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[edit] References
- ^ "Newsletter of the Office of International Affairs", American University[1].
- ^ "Academics", abti-american.edu.ng/academics.htm