African University of Science and Technology
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 in 2007 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[update], Azikiwe Peter Onwualu is acting president.[4]
References
- ^ "FG inaugurates panel to reposition African University of Science and Technology - Trending News". TVCN. 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "AUST: Abuja's hidden jewel of Science and Technology". Businessday NG. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ a b "AUST graduates 38 PhDs from 11 African countries". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President". www.wpi.edu. October 1, 2019. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
External links
- Official website