Summit University, Offa

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Summit University, Offa
TypePrivate
Established2015
Vice-ChancellorProfessor
Location
Offa
,
Kwara State
,
Nigeria
CampusUrban

Summit University, Offa is a private owned University founded in 2015 and located in Offa area of Kwara State.[1] The University is owned and established by the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, a Muslim organization established for the purpose of educational development of Muslims and Muslims society in Nigeria.[2] The institution was established together with nine others private universities in Nigeria in 2015.[3][4]

Academic Division[]

The institution began operation fully in November, 2016 with 500 students and the courses available to be studied at the institution includes:[2][5]

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Arabic Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • English and Literary studies
  • Economics
  • Business Studies
  • Political Science
  • Accounting

Vice Chancellor[]

The vice-chancellor of Summit University, Offa is Professor .[5] The Vice-Chancellor has assured the public during the opening of the institution that the institution would be one of the cheapest private University in Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor together with Vice Chancellors of other private universities had pleaded with the Federal Government to allow private universities also benefit from the TETFund (Tertiary Education Trust Fund) projects, so as to enable them survive and continue to provide quality education to everyone.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Summit University Offa | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. ^ a b "Newly licensed Summit University begins academic activities December with 500 students | Premium Times Nigeria". 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  3. ^ "Ansar-Ud-Deen gets nod for Summit University". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  4. ^ "Summit university appoints Rafiu Ebiti as pro-chancellor". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  5. ^ a b "Make private universities beneficiaries of TETFund –VC, Summit University". The Sun Nigeria. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  6. ^ "Summit University VC tasks FG on TETFUND projects". Vanguard News. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

Coordinates: 8°08′43″N 4°42′01″E / 8.1453°N 4.7004°E / 8.1453; 4.7004

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