BENEFITS OF ATTENDING AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO
Admissions of First Degree and Postgraduate candidates into various academic programmes of Ajayi Crowther University, located in the ancient city of Oyo, are currently ongoing.
Attending this faith-based university certainly offers some uncommon benefits that guarantee competitive advantages later in life. Those who have graduated from this beautiful university can testify to this assertion. Ajayi Crowther University famously known as ACU is a fully residential institution with adequate security of lives and property. For instance, there are five fantastic halls of residence which accommodate all undergraduate students with functional facilities.
ACU provides a blend of quality scholarship of soul and Godliness as it believes the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, thus, raising Godly intellectuals. This institution of the Anglican Church of Nigeria does not compromise discipline, integrity, hard work, and faith in God in baking and raising its products. No wonder there is fellowship every Wednesday where students and staff members seek the face of God in their intellectual engagements.
There is no workers’ strike in ACU. Whether what is known as ASUU strike elsewhere, or SSANU strike or NASU strike is totally unheard of here in ACU. Students therefore know when they come in, and when they are graduating. This seamless academic calendar ensures that there is no time to waste. No cultism, no violence, no harassment of any kind. No lecturer is victimizing any student. The lecturers are disciplined as they do their work with the fear of God.
What about the quality of the lecturers? Fantastic! Because of its strategic location, a majority of the lecturers are drawn from the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Lagos, and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology where the current ACU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Timothy Abiodun Adebayo was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor before becoming the Chief Driver of ACU.
More importantly, school fees at Ajayi Crowther University are pocket-friendly as money-making strategies were not the major consideration of the proprietor while establishing the University. Rather, the proprietor, which is the Anglican Church of Nigeria; is concerned about raising Godly intellectuals, towards changing the society for the better. Again, the payment mode is planned with human face. It is just and fair. Students can pay their fees on an installment basis.
The Management team, led by Prof. Adebayo, being assisted by the First Class graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, now Professor of Mass Communication, Prof. Benjamin Olumuyiwa Popoola as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar, Dr. Jadesola Eyitayo Tai, the university Bursar, Mr. Ayodele Olusanwo and the University Librarian, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Fabunmi, is simply amazing. The passion and commitment each of these Principal Officers displays in their respective offices are incredible. They want the best for the university and they are daily working towards just that.
For instance, the VC, Prof. Adebayo treats every student like his own biological child. He goes around to monitor every student. If a student is seen in the hostel when he is supposed to be in the lecture room, the VC wants to know the reason. If the student says he has no lectures, the VC wants to see his timetable. This reporter was shocked when Prof. Adebayo gave money to a student who complained that he was broke and hungry and his parents had not been paid! The way the students are being treated like kings in ACU amazes this reporter who is coming from a public university. Indeed, ACU is a University to be.
This prestigious university has 11 Faculties with 45 Disciplines or Courses duly accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
In the Faculty of Agriculture, ACU runs Bachelor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Animal Science, and Agricultural Crop Science.
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences parades courses such as Medical Laboratory Science, Radiology and Radiation Science, Environmental Health Science and Nursing.
For the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, there is Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication.
Those inclined to go to the Faculty of Education will have options of picking from the arrays of courses available, including Bachelor of Arts Education, English, Bachelor of Education, Business Education, Guidance and Counseling, Library and Information Science, Computer Science as well as Economics.
At the Faculty of Engineering, candidates are free to choose Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Ajayi Crowther University also has a Faculty of Environmental Studies where students are trained in Architecture, Estate Management as well as Surveying and Geo-Informatics.
In the Faculty of Humanity, there are Courses, including Christian Religious Studies, Bachelor of Arts in English, History and International Studies, Music, and Performing Arts.
Coming to the Faculty of Natural Sciences, candidates are at liberty to choose Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Computer Science, Computer Science (ICT optional), Geology, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics with Electronics and Statistics.
Faculty of Management Sciences has Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, while the Faculty of Law offers Courses in Private and Public Law.
This university also has a Faculty of Social Sciences where there are Disciplines such as Economics, Peace Studies, and Conflict Resolution as well as Political Science.
This beautiful university also runs Postgraduate Studies, HND to B.Sc Conversion programmes, Part-Time, Sandwich, and Foundation/JUPEB. Indeed, it is interesting to see that a private university like Ajayi Crowther University is blazing a trail in the intellectual development of the country. Won’t you rather bring down your child to ACU for a taste of this quality higher education?
