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African University of Science and Technology

Coordinates: 9°00′04″N 7°25′19″E / 9.001°N 7.422°E / 9.001; 7.422
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African University of Science and Technology
Former names
African Institute of Science and Technology
TypePrivate
Established2007 (2007)
PresidentAzikwe Peter Onwalu (acting)
Location,
Nigeria

9°00′04″N 7°25′19″E / 9.001°N 7.422°E / 9.001; 7.422
CampusUrban
AffiliationsNelson Mandela Institution
Websitewww.aust.edu.ng

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, 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. 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ "Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "AUST: Abuja's hidden jewel of Science and Technology". Businessday NG. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ a b "AUST graduates 38 PhDs from 11 African countries". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  5. ^ "WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President". www.wpi.edu. October 1, 2019. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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