African University of Science and Technology explained

African University of Science and Technology
Type:Private
President:Azikwe Peter Onwalu (acting)
City:Abuja
Country:Nigeria
Coor:9.001°N 7.422°W
Campus:Urban
Former Names:African Institute of Science and Technology
Affiliations:Nelson Mandela Institution

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], Azikiwe Peter Onwualu is acting president.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TVCN . 2019-07-20 . FG inaugurates panel to reposition African University of Science and Technology - Trending News . 2024-06-05 . en-US.
  2. News: Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz . 2024-06-05 . Der Tagesspiegel Online . de-DE . 1865-2263.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-05 . AUST: Abuja’s hidden jewel of Science and Technology . 2024-06-05 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-12-15 . AUST graduates 38 PhDs from 11 African countries . 2024-06-05 . The Guardian Nigeria News . en-US.
  5. Web site: October 1, 2019 . WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President . 2024-06-05 . www.wpi.edu . en.