ABTI-American University of Nigeria

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American University of Nigeria
Image:American_University_of_Nigeria_Logo.png
Established: 2005
Type: Private
President: Dr. Michael Smith
Location: Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria
Campus: Urban
Website: www.aaun.edu.ng

American University of Nigeria (AUN) is the first American university ever to be established in Nigeria. With David Huwiler as its founding 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, former 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. He also built a primary and secondary school in 1992 and 2001 respectively with the name ABTI and they are located just opposite of the university. Those discussions led the American University, Nigeria to sign a five-year management consultancy agreement with AU on January 1, 2004. Abubakar, whose wife Jennifer recently completed her PhD 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

  • Economics (BS)
  • International and Comparative Politics (BA)
  • Literature (BA)
  • Natural and Environmental Science (BS)
  • Petroleum Chemistry (BS)

School of Business & Entrepreneurship

  • Bachelors in Business Administration (BSBA) with concentrations in:
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Business Economics
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance (BS)

School of Information Technology and Communications

  • Communication (BS) with concentrations in:
  • Advertising
  • Digital Media
  • Film and Television
  • Journalism
  • Communications (BS) with concentration in:
  • Telecommunications & Wireless Technologies
  • Computer Science (BS)
  • Information Systems (BS) with concentrations in:
  • Database Administration
  • Information Security and Assurance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Applied Networking and Systems Administration
  • Software Applications Development
  • Software Engineering (BS)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Newsletter of the Office of International Affairs", American University[1].
  2. ^ "Academics", abti-american.edu.ng/academics.htm

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