Bowen University

Bowen University is a private Baptist Christian Nigerian university owned and operated by the Nigerian Baptist Convention.[1] Bowen University is located at Iwo in Osun State, Nigeria, and is housed in the old 1,300-acre (6 km²) campus of the Baptist College, a teacher-training institution on a hill just outside the city.[2] The first Baptist University in Africa.

Bowen University
MottoExcellence and Godliness
TypePrivate
Established17 July 2001
Vice-ChancellorJoshua Olalekan Ogunwole
Students4600
Location
Iwo
,
Osun State
,
Nigeria
CampusUrban
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The University was founded on 17 July 2001 by the Nigerian Baptist Convention.[3][4] The Federal Government of Nigeria approved the establishment of the university and it was subsequently licensed to operate by the National Universities Commission. A Provisional Governing Council was inaugurated on 22 August 2001, with Professor J.T. Okedara as Vice Chancellor and Mr E. A. Lawale as Registrar. Academic activity started on 4 November 2002, with 506 students admitted into the Faculties of Agriculture, Science, Science Education, and Social and Management Sciences.[5]

References
  1. "Bowen University". University Web Rankings & Reviews. 4International Colleges & Universities. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. "Bowen University, Iwo – Home". bowenuniversity.edu.ng. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. Bowen University, Historical Background Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine bowenuniversity.edu.ng, Nigeria, Retrieved 11 May 2018
  4. Stanley D. Brunn, The Changing World Religion Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Practices and Politics, Springer, USA, 2015, p. 959
  5. "Bowen University, Iwo - Historical Background". bowenuniversity.edu.ng. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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