Godfrey Okoye University

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Godfrey Okoye University
GOUniversity logo.jpg
Motto'Unity of Knowledge'
Typeprivate
Established3 November 2009
Chancellor Christian Nwachukwu Okeke
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Christian Anieke
Students3000+
Location
Enugu, Nigeria

6°28′9.64″N7°31′35.38″W / 6.4693444°N 7.5264944°W / 6.4693444; -7.5264944
Website www.gouni.edu.ng
Chief Nwobodo Library at GOU, Thinkers Corner, Enugu. Godfrey Okoye University Library.jpg
Chief Nwobodo Library at GOU, Thinkers Corner, Enugu.

Godfrey Okoye University (GO University) was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. [1] The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the National Universities Commission (NUC), belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria. It is the first university owned by a Catholic Diocese in Africa.

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In 2009 the university started with 215 students [2] and admitted 1,200 students by the end of 2012. [3]

On 1 December 2013, GOU commenced a week-long programme of activities to celebrate its maiden convocation. 100 students were awarded bachelor's degrees during the final ceremony on 7 December 2013. [4]

GOU is a member of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC). [5]

Faculties and courses [6]

Faculty of Management and Social Sciences [7] Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences [8] Faculty of Education [9] Faculty of Arts [10] Faculty of Law [11] Faculty of Medicine [12]
AccountingApplied BiologyBiology EducationEnglish and Literature StudiesLawMedicine & Surgery
Banking and FinanceBiotechnologyChemistry EducationHistory, International Studies And Diplomacy
Business Administration with Management/ Marketing/ Public AdministrationMicrobiologyComputer Science EducationMusic
ManagementBiochemistryMathematics EducationPhilosophy
MarketingChemistryPhysics EducationReligious Studies
Public AdministrationIndustrial ChemistryBusiness Education
EconomicsComputer ScienceEnglish/Literary Studies Education
International RelationsMathematicsHistory, International Studies and Diplomacy Education
Political SciencePhysicsEconomics Education
Mass CommunicationIndustrial DesignPolitical Science & Government Education
PsychologyArchitectureSocial Studies Education
SociologyPhysics with Electronics/ Industrial Physics/ Geophysics/ Renewal Energy/ Physics with ElectronicsEducation Management
Primary Education

Faculties and courses postgraduate programmes [6]

Faculty of Management and Social Sciences [7] Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences [8] Faculty of Education [9]
PGD & M. Sc. AccountingM. Sc. BiotechnologyM. Ed Curriculum Development
PGD & M. Sc. Banking and FinanceM. Sc. Computer ScienceM. Ed. Language Education
PGD & M. Sc. EconomicsM. Sc. MicrobiologyM. Ed. Measurement Evaluation
PGD & M. Sc. International RelationsM. Sc. Physics
PGD & M. Sc. Management
PGD & M. Sc. Political Science
PGD & M. Sc. Psychology
PGD & M. Sc. Public Administration

Partner universities and cooperations [13]

Radio station

On 27 October 2014 the radio station for the Mass Communication Department was formally commissioned by Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, director of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

GO Uni Radio 106.9fm [14] broadcasts live and via Internet [15] from their studios at Godfrey Okoye University, Thinkers Corner, Enugu.

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References

  1. ↑ Why Enugu Catholic Diocese Began University Prof. Anieke, V. C. nigerianbestforum.com, 15. September 2010
  2. ↑ 2011/2012 Recommended Student Enrolment in Nigerian Universities Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine , National Universities Commission (NUC)
  3. ↑ Why I made laptop compulsory for students, by Prof. Anieke founder, GOU, by SAM OTTI, Sun News, 11 June 2013
  4. ↑ First Convocation Celebration Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Monday Bulletin NUC (National Universities Commission), 23 December 2013
  5. ↑ "university – CVC" . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 Approved Academic Programmes of Nigerian Universities Archived 23 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine National Universities Commission (NUC), 4 January 2012
  7. 1 2 "Godfrey Okoye University Faculty of Management and Social Sciences". Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Godfrey Okoye University Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Godfrey Okoye University Faculty of Education". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Faculty of Arts | Unity of Knowledge" . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Faculty of law | LAW" . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Faculty of Medicine | LAW" . Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Godfrey Okoye University Institutional Collaborations And Erasmus Programme" . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  14. ↑ 106.9fm
  15. ↑ "LISTEN LIVE!!! | GOUNI RADIO - 106.9 FM Enugu" . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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