Gregory University

Gregory University

Motto	Knowledge for tomorrow
Type	Private
Established	2012
Founder	Gregory Ibe
Chancellor	Gregory Okechukwu Ibe
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. C. U Njoku [1]
Students	2000+
Location	Uturu , Abia State , Nigeria 5°49′54″N7°25′08″E / 5.83155693°N 7.41892274°E / 5.83155693; 7.41892274
Campus	Urban
Location in Nigeria

Gregory University (GUU) is located in Uturu, Abia State in Nigeria. It is a private University named after Pope Gregory I. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The Vice-chancellor of the university is Professor Augustine A. Uwakwe. ^[1]

History

The Gregory University is a Christian private university that was established in 2012 with approval from National Universities Commission (NUC). ^[5]

Colleges

• Gregory University, Uturu (GUU) has about eight colleges which includes the following:
• College of Medicine and Health Sciences
• College of Law
• College of Engineering
• College of Agriculture
• College of Environmental Sciences
• College of Humanities
• College of Natural and Applied Sciences
• Joseph Bokai College of Social and Management Sciences

Departments

There are over thirty departments currently at Gregory University, Uturu (GUU). They are as follows:

• Medicine and Surgery
• Human Anatomy
• Medical Biochemistry
• Human Physiology
• Medical laboratory Sciences
• Public Health Sciences
• Radiography and Radiation Sciences
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Public and Private Law
• Business and Commercial Law
• Estate Management
• Surveying and Geo-informatics
• Quantity Surveying
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Architecture
• Geology
• Agriculture
• Hotel Management and Tourism
• History and International Studies
• English Language and Literary Studies
• Linguistics and Communication Studies
• French and International Studies
• Theater and Media Studies
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Microbiology
• Computer Science
• Statistics
• Banking and Finance
• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Economics
• Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
• Political Science
• International Relations
• Insurance
• Sociology
• Marketing
• Mass Communication
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• Mathematics Education
• Guidance and Counseling Education
• Business Education
• Physical and Health Sciences Education
• English Education
• French Education

Ranking

Gregor University is ranked 97th In Nigeria and 591 position out of 1104 in Africa. ^[6]

References

1. Leading women ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, 2014, SunNewsOnline.com, Retrieved 9 February 2016
2. "National Universities Commission". National Universities Commission, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
3. "Nigerian Government, Gregory University Partners Others to Train academics in Science". cp-africa.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
4. "Nigeria's 59 private universities …locations, Vice Chancellors names, websites, dates of establishment". Kukogho Iruesiri Samson. pulse.ng. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. "Gregory University Uturu". Times Higher Education (THE). 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
6. "Gregory University, Uturu [Ranking 2023 + Acceptance Rate]". EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2023-09-18.