Islamic University College, Ghana

Islamic University College, Ghana

Type	Private
Established	2000;25 years ago (2000)
President	Hadi Kamal Ezzat
Vice-president	Mohammadreza Taheri
Location	East Legon , Greater Accra Region , Ghana
Affiliations	University of Ghana University of Education, Winneba (UEW)
Website	www.iug.edu.gh

The Islamic University College, Ghana is one of the private universities in Ghana. It is located at East Legon in the Greater Accra Region. It was established in 2000 by Dr. Abdolmajid Hakimollahi. ^[1] This was under the sponsorship of the Ahlul Bait Foundation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was granted accreditation provisionally in 2001 and finally in 2002. ^[2] The idea of an Islamic tertiary institution under the Ahlul - Bait Foundation was conceived in the mid-1980s, beginning with Islamic Training Institute in rented apartment in Ablelenkpe, Accra. The first batch of students (15) were admitted to do a two-year course in Islamic Theology. The school library collection holds around 9,000 volumes. Approximately 55 full-time and 10 part-time academic staff members. Students are about 995 undergraduates (total-1,007 at last count).

Undergraduate programmes

• BBA Accounting
• BBA Banking and Finance
• BBA Marketing
• BBA Human Resource Management
• BA Religious Studies (Islamic Studies)
• BA Communication Studies (Journalism)
• BA Communication Studies (Public Relations)
• BA Communication Studies (Advertisement)
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
• Diploma in Education (Early Childhood Education)

Graduate programmes

• MPhil Islamic Studies

Affiliations

• University of Ghana, ^[3] Legon
• University of Education, Winneba (UEW) ^[3]

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions

References

1. "Our History". official website. Islamic University College, Ghana. 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
2. "Accredited Institutions - University Colleges". Official Website. National Accreditation Board - Ghana. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
3. "University of Ghana-Profile of the University-Institutional Affiliations". Official Website. University of Ghana. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-03-16.