Redeemer's University Nigeria

Redeemer's University
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	Redeemer's University
Motto	Running with a Vision
Type	Private undergraduate & postgraduate
Established	2005
Chancellor	Theophilus Danjuma
Vice-Chancellor	Anthony Enisan Akinlo
Location	Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
Colors	Blue, gold & white

Redeemer's University is a private university in Ede, Osun, off Ibadan-Oshogbo Road, Osun State, Nigeria. Established in 2005, the university is owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

History and Governance[]

Main Entrance of the Redeemers University Nigeria

The university was founded by Redeemed Christian Church of God in 2005.^[1] Headed by the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, a PhD holder in applied mathematics.

Side View of the Main Entrance

The Federal Government of Nigeria granted an operating license to the Redeemer's University on 7 January 2005. In order to realize its dream, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, the Proprietors of the University, initially acquired a large expanse of land in Ede, Osun state, having obtained the Certificate of Statutory Right of Occupancy in 1997. The site of the university covers an area of about 812 hectares.^[2]

The University took off at the temporary site in the Redemption Camp on 11th October 2005 with 478 students admitted into three Colleges. Four Hundred and Seventy Three (473) students matriculated into the Colleges to pursue Bachelor Degrees in various programmes on 1st February, 2006 and the University has produced Twelve (12) sets of graduates.^[3]

Aerial View of VC's Office

Vice-Chancellors[]

Below is the list of Vice-Chancellors, from inception:

REDEEMER'S UNIVERSITY LIST OF VICE-CHANCELLORS
S/N	NAME	PERIOD AS VC	REMARK
1	Oyewale Tomori	2005-2011	Pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Virology and former World Health Organization Executive for Sub-Saharan Africa; Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science.
2	Debo Adeyewa	2011-2018	Professor of Meteorology, Federal University of Technology Akure Ondo State, Nigeria.
3	Anthony Enisan Akinlo	2018-present	Professor of Monetary and Development Economics.^[4]

Developments and Achievements[]

In 2013, the university won a World Bank Grant to fund the establishment of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID).

African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID)[]

In 2013, the University won a World Bank Grant to fund the establishment of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID). To win the grant, Redeemer's University entered a competition with 15 prestigious universities selected from West and Central Africa and after a rigorous exercise and based on the quality of work exhibited in her proposal, the University was awarded the grant which gave birth to the centre.

Centre Director and other Researchers in ACEGID

It is a World Bank funded collaborative research center. The partners are West African academic and medical institutions (Redeemer's University, University of Ibadan, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Nigeria, University of Sierra Leone, Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone and Universite Cheik Anta-Diop de Dakar). ACEGID has a mandate to build capacity in the field of genomics in young African scientists and use identify and characterize pathogens of unknown origin using microbial metagenomics. Ultimately, the project aims to translate the research outcome to products that can be deployed to the field in order to contribute to the control, manage and eliminate infectious diseases in the African continent.^[5]

Some achievements of ACEGID[]

Accurate diagnosis of the first case of Ebola in Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 2014 EVD outbreak^[5]^[6]
Sequenced approximately 250 Ebola virus genomes and made available in the databank^[7]

Provided tools and training for disease diagnosis, sequencing and bioinformatics

Developed the capacity and provide facilities to study a BL4 pathogen in rural field settings (Nigeria and Sierra Leone)^[5]

Developed Ebola virus rapid diagnostics test (RDT) for rapid diagnosis of the disease in 10mins^[8]

Developed and a new pan – Lassa fever rapid diagnostics test kit for diagnosis of the disease in 10mins.^[5]

Discovered 2 novel highly divergent rhabdovirus Ekpoma, Nigeria^[9]

Used clinical sequencing to uncover the origin and evolution of Lassa virus

Discovered neutralizing monoclonal antibodies that target epitopes on Lassa virus glycoproteins giving potential for immunotherapeutics in Lassa fever.^[5]

Participated in the 100 genome project for the development of global reference for human genetic variation^[10]

Received the 1st prize in the life sciences and Medicine category at the 6th Nigerian Universities Research and Development fair.^[5]

Trained approximately 500 young African scientists in the field of Genomics and Bioinformatics between 2014 till date.

Academics[]

Garden between lecture rooms

The University runs both undergraduate^[11] and postgraduate programmes.^[12] Undergraduate programmes started at inception in 2005 with three colleges. They were the College of Natural Sciences, College of Management and Social Sciences, College of Humanities.

In the 2012/2013 academic year, the university admitted its first set of M.A., M.Sc., and PhD. students. So far, the university has produced 12 sets of graduates as of November, 2020.

In the 2019/2020 Academic Session, the University changed from the Collegiate system to Faculty system.^[13] Also in that academic year, the University added two new Faculties, namely Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Earlier in 2017/2018, the University commenced the Faculty of Law^[14] and Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences.^[15]

Faculty of Engineering[]

This faculty commenced in the 2019/2020 academic session based on the approval of the relevant accrediting bodies. Programmes include:

Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Computer Engineering

University Auditorium of the Redeemers University Nigeria

Faculty of Environmental Sciences[]

This faculty commenced in the 2020/2021 academic session and includes programmes such as:

Architecture
Urban & Regional Planning
Quantity Surveying
Surveying & Geo informatics
Estate Management
Building Technology

Faculty of Law[]

The faculty of Law offers a five-year law degree (LL.B.) and a four-year direct entry law degree (LL.B.).

Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences[]

Students from the Department of Nursing Sciences

The departments are:

Nursing Sciences
Physiotherapy
Physiology
Anatomy

The Physiotherapy and Nursing Sciences are Professional Programmes leading to award of Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B.PTH) and Nursing Science Bachelor of Nursing (B.NS) respectively; while the other two programmes lead to award of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc).

Faculty of Natural Sciences[]

The faculty is home to five departments, namely: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. The programmes lead to the award of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degrees. They are:

RUN Health Centre Delivery Ward

Microbiology
Applied Biology and Genetics
Biochemistry
Industrial Chemistry
Computer Science
Industrial Mathematics
Statistics
Physics with Electronics

Faculty of Management Sciences[]

The Faculty of Management Sciences is one of the three Faculties (Colleges) which took – off at the inception of the University in the 2005/2006 academic session. The programmes are:

Accounting
Business Administration
Finance
Insurance
Transport Management
Marketing

Faculty of Social Sciences[]

The faculty of Social Sciences offers four-year degrees (BSc) and three-year direct entry degree (BSc). Programmes are:

University Wall of Fame

Economics
Mass Communication
Political Science & Public Administration
Psychology
Sociology
Tourism Studies (which incorporates Hospitality Management)

Faculty of Humanities[]

Established in 2005. It comprises four accredited departments:

English
History and International Studies
Theatre Arts and Film Studies
Religious Studies

College of Postgraduate Studies[]

The College of Postgraduate Studies commenced in the 2012/2013 academic year, when the university admitted its first set of M.A., M.Sc., and PhD. students. So far, the college continues to award the following postgraduate degrees:

Principal Officers, Council Members and Honorary Degree Recipients at 2019 Convocation

PGD
MA
MSc
MBA
MMP
MPhil
PhD

Notable Faculty[]

Professor Ahmed Yerima

Distinguished Alumni[]

Kiddominant, Music Producer

References[]

^ Isaac Nnamdi Obasi, Private Higher Education and Public Policy in Africa, Cuvillier Verlag, Germany, 2008, p. 66
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^ "Facts & Figures". 3 April 2019.
^ "Redeemer's varsity appoints new VC". 11 October 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "ACEGID – ACE – African Higher Education Centres of Excellence".
^ "Research in the time of a pandemic: SENTINEL- A proactive, early warning system to pre-empt future pandemics | For Researchers | Springer Nature". www.springernature.com.
^ "TDR | Ebola virus genome sequencing data published". WHO.
^ "Redeemer's University develops Ebola test kits". 30 May 2017.
^ "..:: Africa Centre Of Excellence | | ACEGID and other Nigerian scientists discover two viruses ::." acegid.run.edu.ng.
^ Edward-Ekpu, Uwagbale. "Two Nigerian laboratories have taken big steps to boost genetics medicine in Africa". Quartz Africa.
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^ "College of Post Graduate – Redeemer's University".
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^ "College of Law – Redeemer's University". College of Law – Redeemer's University. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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External links[]

[1] Isaac Nnamdi Obasi, Private Higher Education and Public Policy in Africa, Cuvillier Verlag, Germany, 2008, p. 66

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[3] "Facts & Figures". 3 April 2019.

[4] "Redeemer's varsity appoints new VC". 11 October 2018.

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[6] "Research in the time of a pandemic: SENTINEL- A proactive, early warning system to pre-empt future pandemics | For Researchers | Springer Nature". www.springernature.com.

[7] "TDR | Ebola virus genome sequencing data published". WHO.

[8] "Redeemer's University develops Ebola test kits". 30 May 2017.

[9] "..:: Africa Centre Of Excellence | | ACEGID and other Nigerian scientists discover two viruses ::." acegid.run.edu.ng.

[10] Edward-Ekpu, Uwagbale. "Two Nigerian laboratories have taken big steps to boost genetics medicine in Africa". Quartz Africa.

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[12] "College of Post Graduate – Redeemer's University".

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[14] "College of Law – Redeemer's University". College of Law – Redeemer's University. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

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