By Banji Ayoola
A world-class university, African American University, AAU, with global network, having its international foreign headquarters in Atlanta Georgia, USA, and its African headquarters in Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, has taken off in Porto-Novo.
Affiliated to Escae Benin University, Porto-Novo, among others as required to maintain needed collaborative advantages, the new university has as its vision: “Commitment in nurturing academic and professional community of men and women through qualitative research, teaching, service and development.”
Its mission is to “be the most preferred university of first-rate wealth of human and non-human resource for development of entrepreneurial manpower.”
On the thoughts culminating in the establishment of the institution, The Chancellor and Founder, Prof Ben Ezeohagwu, said: “The thought to establish a world-class university has been one of my dreams, not just a university, but a world-class university of choice for the youths and adults alike; bringing qualitative and technologically-driven education to the doorsteps of teeming population of Nigerians seeking admission to higher education as well as other people and adults of the world.
The thought and the need to come up with a university came like a call of duty on Friday 5th October, 2018. On Thursday 16th October, 2018, the name “African American University” was chosen and became incorporated on Tuesday 11th December 2018 in Nigeria.
In other words, African American University was born on 16th October, 2018 out of passion to bring quality education to the youths and adults.”
The Faculty Members are: Prof Ben Ezeohagwu, Chancellor and Founder; Prof N. O. Adebowale, Vice Chancellor (Africa); Dr Victoria L. White, Vice Chancellor (America), AAU, Atlanta Georgia, USA; Prof Kolade Oshinowo; Prof Kunle Filani; Dr I. O. Adams; Prof Jide-Oni Charles; Dr Anisere Steven Clay; Dr Augustine Onyembi, Foreign Partner Representative, Atlanta Georgia, USA; Prof J. A. Olajide; Prof Kunle Adeyemi; Prof Bruce Onobrakpeya, NNOM, Advisory Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Humanities; Dr (Mrs) Lilian Onyembi-Akinloye, Director, Public Relations and Students’ Academic Affairs; and Mrs Grace Ezeohagwu, Registrar.
The university’s main campus is located at Maison Obe Sidicatou, Quantiei, Vekpa, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin. Its liaison office is at 30, Zone 2, Paradise Estate, Itamaje, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The telephone numbers are: +234 817 317 5540 and +229 630 511 49. The Email address is: afamuniversity@gmail.com.
It runs at least 39 first and post graduate degree programmes in six faculties. The six faculties are: Faculties of Sciences; Education; Arts and Humanities; Engineering; Management Sciences; and Social Sciences.
The approved courses in the faculties are as follows:
- Faculty of Sciences (Bsc, Msc, etc)
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics
Management and Information Technology
Estate Management
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Healthcare Management
- Faculty of Education (Bsc. Ed., Msc. Ed/B. Ed., etc)
Science Education
Educational Management
Physics Education
Chemistry Education
Biology Education
etc
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities (B.A/B.A.Ed., M.A/M.A.Ed., etc)
English and Literary Studies
Visual Arts
Mass Communication
French Language
African Studies
Journalism
Linguistics
- Faculty of Engineering (BSc., MSc., etc)
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Computer Engineering
etc
- Faculty of Management Sciences (BSc., MSc., etc
Accounting
Business Administration
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Economics
Secretarial Administration
Hotel and Catering Management
Human Resources Management
Marketing, Transport and Logistics Management
- Faculty of Social Sciences (BSc., MSc., etc)
International Relations and Diplomacy
Political Science
Economics
Sociology
Psychology
Public Administration
Graphonomy
The Chancellor and Founder of the University, Prof Ezeohagwu, is the first black African professor of Graphoanalysis (UBUT, Edexel, 2015), and formerly Dean of some universities in Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin.
He is the first Nigerian professor of Onigraffiks (Occupational) Graphoanalysis (Jide-Oni Charles, 2014), and the first black African writer winner of Onigraffiks Prize in Literature (2017).
He is a regular columnist, researcher, an expert guest to several media, and a Faculty Member of several institutions in Nigeria and overseas. He is listed in BLERC’s “Who is Who in Nigeria (2018).”
