Westland University, Iwo

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Westland University
Motto Latin: Deo Gratias
Motto in English
"Thanks be to God"
TypePrivate
Established2019
Students5,000
Location
Iwo
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7°41′20″N4°11′47″E / 7.68889°N 4.19639°E / 7.68889; 4.19639
Campus Urban
Website Official website
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Location in Nigeria

Westland University, Iwo, is a private institution based in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria. [1]

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History

The institution was established in 1984, by Dr Eng. Wole Adepoju as Cedaespring Technical Institute before becoming a full-fledged university in 2019. Westland University was granted a provisional license by the Federal Executive Council to commenced academic programmes in 2019. [2] [3]

Programmes

The National University Commission, NUC, have accredited and approved over 20 programmes at university. [4]

Faculty of Social and Management Sciences
Faculty of Basic Science and Computing
Faculty of Mass & Media, Communication/Library and Information Science  

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