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Babcock University

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Babcock University
church college, private university
Year dem found am17 September 1959 Edit
Official nameBabcock University Edit
Native labelBabcock University Edit
Affiliate plusSeventh-day Adventist Church Edit
Motto textKnowledge, Truth, Service Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountryNigeria Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydIlishan-Remo, Ogun State Edit
Located in time zoneCentral European Time Edit
Ein locationIbadan Edit
Coordinate location6°53′38″N 3°43′7″E Edit
Member ofAssociation of African Universities Edit
Language dem useEnglish Edit
Dema official websitehttps://babcock.edu.ng Edit
Official colorBlue and Gold Edit
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Babcock University be private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned wey Seventh-day Adventist Church operate am for Nigeria insyd. De university dey Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, equidistant between Ibadan den Lagos.

For 2017 insyd, de university get ein first set of graduates from de Ben Carson School of Medicine.[1][2]

Ebe part of de Seventh-day Adventist education system, wey be de world ein second largest Christian school system.[3][4][5][6]

Demma History

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Dem name Babcock University after sam American missionary wey ein name be David C. Babcock, wey pioneer de work of de Seventh-day Adventist Church for Nigeria for 1914 insyd. Na he dey stay for Erunmu wey dey Oyo State, Nigeria.

Dem establish de university as de Adventist College of West Africa (ACWA) for 1959, initially plus seven students; wey dem host dem for home of Chief Olufemi Okulaja. For 1975 insyd, wey dem change de name go Adventist Seminary of West Africa (ASWA). Dem officially inaugurate de university for 20 April 1999.[7]

Demma Academic divisions

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From de initial four schools, wey Babcock University add postgraduate school for de third quarter of 2010, den sam medical school for January 2012. De latest additions be de Music den Educational Foundations departments give de Joel Awoniyi School of Education & Humanities. As at 2013, Babcock dey host eight schools den two colleges: Dem be:[8][9]

  • School of Social Sciences plus departments like Economics, Social works etc.
  • School of Management Sciences plus departments like Accounting, Business Administration den Marketing, Information Resources Management den Finance.
  • College of Health & Medical Sciences
  • School of Science & Technology
  • School of Computing & Engineering Sciences plus departments like computer science, software engineering, etc.
  • School of Education den Humanities plus departments like Education, etc.
  • School of Law & Security Studies plus departments like Law, International law and diplomacy, Security Studies etc.
  • School of Nursing plus departments like Nursing, etc.
  • School of Public & Applied Health plus departments like Public Health, etc.
  • College of Post Graduate Studies.

Notable alumni

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  • Adenike Akinsemolu, environmental sustainability advocate, educator, author, social entrepreneur.[10]
  • Davido, Musician & Performer.[11]
  • Debo Ogundoyin, Speaker Oyo State house of Assembly.[12]
  • Aisha Ochuwa, lawyer den entrepreneur
  • Beverly Osu, actress den model.[13]
  • Olumide Oworu, Nigerian actor.[14]
  • Olamide Samuel, International security expert[15]

References

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  1. ↑ Adebayo, Folashade (31 January 2017). "Babcock graduates first set of medical students". The Punch. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Adebayo, Folashade; Jesusegun, Alagbe (19 September 2016). "We'll graduate maiden doctors by December". The Punch. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Seventh Day Adventist". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. ↑ History. Babcock University. Retrieved 2009-08-22
  8. ↑ "Undergraduates - Babcock University". www.babcock.edu.ng. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Lechleitner, Elizabeth (11 June 2012). "New Adventist medical school in Nigeria is denomination's first in Africa". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Adenike Akinsemolu - The startup story of a social entrepreneur in Nigeria building a new generation of environmentally conscious student leaders". Lionesses of Africa. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "How Davido survived 4 years at Babcock to become a graduate". TheCable. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Babcock University | Oyo State speaker thanks God for Babcock". babcock.edu.ng. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Chinasa, Hannah (23 February 2017). "Beverly Osu: Life and modelling career". legit.ng. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Oguntoyinbo, Helen (6 June 2017). ""The Johnsons" Star, Olumide Oworu Graduates From Babcock University". TNS. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Agency, Africa, and the Atom". Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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