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African University of Science and Technology

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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.

African University of Science and Technology
Former names
African Institute of Science and Technology
TypePrivate
Established2007; 19 years ago (2007)
AffiliationsNelson Mandela Institution
PresidentAzikwe Peter Onwalu (acting)
Location
Abuja
,
Nigeria

9°00′04″N 7°25′19″E / 9.001°N 7.422°E / 9.001; 7.422
Campus
  • Urban
Websitewww.aust.edu.ng
Map
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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

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  1. ↑ "FG inaugurates panel to reposition African University of Science and Technology - Trending News". TVCN. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2024.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "AUST: Abuja's hidden jewel of Science and Technology". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 "AUST graduates 38 PhDs from 11 African countries". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President". www.wpi.edu. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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