Landmark University

Landmark University
Motto	Breaking New Grounds
Type	Private
Established	March 21, 2011
Chancellor	Dr. David O. Oyedepo
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Aize Obayan
Location	Omu Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
Campus	Omu-Aran
Website	lmu.edu.ng

Landmark University is located in Omu-Aran, Kwara State in Nigeria. It is a Private Christian University, affiliated with Living Faith Church Worldwide. Within three years of her establishment, Landmark University broke a new ground and achieved an unprecedented feat as the first private university to rank among the top five universities in Nigeria in the Webometrics ranking released on Sunday, 27^th of July, 2014.

Governance

World Mission Agency (WMA), a Christian mission organization, founded by Dr. David Oyedepo is the umbrella governing body of Landmark University. The Chancellor, Dr. David Oyedepo serves as the chairman of the board of trustees of World Mission Agency. The board of trustees of World Mission Agency is responsible for the appointment of members of the Board of Regents (Governing Council) of Landmark University. The Board is the apex governing body of the University.

The pro chancellor of the university, Pastor Yemi Nathaniel. His appointment took effect from August 2014. According to the chancellor, the role of the pro chancellor is to facilitate decision making and approval process in the university as well as spiritual oversight of the university community. The position of pro chancellor has been retired.

The current vice-chancellor is Professor Aize Obayan, who replaced Professor Joseph Afolayan in July 2015. She has served as a member of the Board of National Universities Commission and Central Bank of Nigeria and the Council of the Nigerian Institute of Management.

The current deputy vice chancellor is Prof. Enoch Oyawoye. He is responsible for providing academic and administrative leadership support for the vice chancellor by ensuring excellent and harmonious discharge of responsibilities assigned to him.

Principal officers

Vice chancellor
Deputy vice chancellor
Registrar
Deans of colleges
Deputy deans of schools
Director of Physical Planning and Development
Director of the Centre for Learning Resources
Director of Financial Services Department
Director of the Center for System & Information Services
Director Center for Research and Development
Director of Strategic Business Unit
Director of Academic Planning Unit
Director Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Dean of Student Affairs
Director LMDV (Landmark University Development Ventures)

Academic programmes

College of Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural Extension and Economics
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Agricultural Economics
Animal Science
Crop and Soil Sciences

College of Business and Social Sciences

School of Business

Accounting
Banking And Finance
Business Administration

School of Social Sciences

Economics
Political science
Sociology
International relations

College of Science and Engineering

School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Industrial Physics
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Mathematics
Computer Science

School of Engineering

Chemical Engineering
Electrical & Information Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural and Bio-system Engineering

Campus life

The university is situated on its main and only campus in Omu-Aran Kwara state, where all its academic activities take place.

A View of the Serene Landmark University Campus

Sporting activities, competitions, and physical fitness exercises are regularly organized for the students at the University’s Sports complex as well as other Sporting arenas around the Halls of Residence. Some of such activities include Athletics, Football, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis and Basket Ball. The Common Rooms located within the Halls of Residence are also equipped with Table Tennis boards for indoor games. Most prominent of the competitions is the Chancellor’s Cup Football Competition that holds annually during the Omega Semester.

Library

The Library in Landmark University is known as Centre for Learning Resources (CLR). Resources available in the Centre include:

Reference materials
Online Databases
Books (print and electronic)
Periodicals: Journals, Newspapers, Magazines
CD-ROMS
Internet Resources/Services

Former vice-chancellors

Professor Mathew Ajayi - 2011 to July 2014.^[1]
Professor Joseph Afolayan - August 2014-August 2015 ^[2]
Professor Aize Obayan - August 2015 – present

Notable faculty

Professor Adagbonyin Moses O. Obiazi
Professor Adeniyi Jones
Professor Aize Obayan

References

↑ "Professor Joseph. O. Afolayan Appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor of Landmark University". lmu.edu.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
↑ "Obayan becomes Landmark University’s V.C". guardian.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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