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Caritas University is a private Catholic university in Amorji-Nike, Enugu State, Nigeria.^[1]^[2] Approved by both state and church authorities, the institution aims to revive the long-standing tradition of Catholic education while providing education grounded in moral values.

Origin

Caritas University was approved by the federal government of Nigeria on December 16, 2004. It was officially opened on January 21, 2005 by the federal Minister for Education, Prof. Fabian Osuji. The formal opening was on January 31, 2005. The pioneer students of 250 matriculated on May 28, 2005.

It is the second Catholic university in Nigeria founded by Rev. Fr. Prof. Emmanuel Mathew Paul Edeh C.S.Sp, OFR after Madonna University. The proprietor of the university is the Congregation of Sisters of Jesus the Saviour, a religious congregation of nuns founded by him.

Objective

The university's principal objective is to remain at the frontline of centres of learning, teaching and research. Caritas University aims to improve the local community as well as actively contributing to the needs of the international community in the aforementioned areas.^[3]

Academics

The university operates on a faculty system. The university operates six faculties: Education and Arts, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Management Sciences, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences.

List of faculties and their courses

Environmental Sciences

Architecture
Estate management
Urban and regional planning

Natural Sciences

Biochemistry
Computer science
Industrial chemistry
Mathematics with statistics
Microbiology

Engineering

Chemical engineering
Computer engineering
Electrical/electronic engineering

Management Science

Accounting
Banking and Finance
Business administration
Industrial relations and personnel management
Marketing
Public administration

Social Science

Economics
Mass communication
Political science
Psychology
Sociology

References

^ "Caritas University". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "Nigeria's 59 private universities …locations, Vice Chancellors names, websites, dates of establishment". Kukogho Iruesiri Samson. pulse.ng. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "Caritas University, Nigeria". Opemipo Adeniyi. thenews.ng. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links

Caritas University official website

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