African University of Science and Technology
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Other name | AUST |
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Former names | African Institute of Science and Technology |
Type | Private |
Established | 2007 |
President | Azikwe Peter Onwalu (acting) |
Location | , Nigeria |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Nelson Mandela Institution |
Website | www |
The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) 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 (NMI). 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.
AUST 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[update], Azikiwe Peter Onwualu is acting president.[4]
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- ^ TVCN (2019-07-20). "FG inaugurates panel to reposition African University of Science and Technology - Trending News". Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ BusinessDay (2018-03-05). "AUST: Abuja's hidden jewel of Science and Technology". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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- ^ "WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President". www.wpi.edu. Tue, 10/01/2019 - 09:27. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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