Bowen University

Bowen University
Type Private
Established 17th July 2001
Chancellor Emmanuel Olumide Kehinde
Students 5,000
Location Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria
Campus Urban
Website Official website

Bowen University is a private Baptist Christian Nigerian university owned and operated by the Nigerian Baptist Convention.[1] Bowen University is located at Iwo in Osun State, Nigeria, and is housed in the old 1,300-acre (6 km²) campus of the Baptist College, a teacher-training institution on a hill just outside the city.[2] The first and largest Baptist University in Africa.

History

The University is founded the 17th July 2001 by the Nigerian Baptist Convention. [3] [4] It opened in 2002 with 500 students. [5] As at 2017, there were over 5,000 students. [6]

Programs

The University has all its academic programs accredited.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bowen University". University Web Rankings & Reviews. 4International Colleges & Universities. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bowen University, Iwo – Home". bowenuniversity.edu.ng. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Bowen University, Historical Background, bowenuniversity.edu.ng, Nigeria, Retrieved May 11, 2018
  4. ↑ Stanley D. Brunn, The Changing World Religion Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Practices and Politics, Springer, USA, 2015, p. 959
  5. ↑ Joel Carpenter, Christian universities are growing rapidly in Africa, universityworldnews.com, Nigeria, February 03, 2017
  6. ↑ uniRank, Christian universities are growing rapidly in Africa, 4icu.or, Australia, Retrieved May 11, 2018
  7. ↑ "Bowen University - Home". www.bowenuniversity.edu.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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