African University of Science and Technology
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Former names | African Institute of Science and Technology |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2007 |
| Affiliations | Nelson Mandela Institution |
| President | Azikwe Peter Onwalu (acting) |
| Location | , Nigeria 9°00′04″N 7°25′19″E / 9.001°N 7.422°E |
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| Website | www |
The African University of Science and Technology is an international undergraduate and post-graduate university located in Abuja, Nigeria. It was founded in 2007 as the first part of a pan-African university system concept developed by the Nelson Mandela Institution.
The university offers postgraduate programs in five major disciplinary areas: Computer Science and Management of Information Technology, Material Science and Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Pure, Applied Mathematics, and Space & Aerospace Sciences, and also a master's degree in Public Administration and Public Policy. Visiting professors include Africans working in the diaspora.
The university was founded as the first campus of the pan-African Nelson Mandela Institution.[1][2] From its inception, it offered only postgraduate courses.[3] In December 2022, it graduated 145 people from 11 countries, 38 with doctorates.[4]
Winston Wole Soboyejo was president and provost from January 2012 to August 2014.[5] As of December 2022, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu is acting president.[4]
References
- ↑ "FG inaugurates panel to reposition African University of Science and Technology - Trending News". TVCN. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "AUST: Abuja's hidden jewel of Science and Technology". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- 1 2 "AUST graduates 38 PhDs from 11 African countries". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President". www.wpi.edu. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2024.