African University of Science and Technology

{{Short description|University in Abuja, Nigeria}}

{{About|the African University of Science and Technology|the Japanese research facility|National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology}}

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| affiliations = Nelson Mandela Institution

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The African University of Science and Technology is an international undergraduate and post-graduate university located in Abuja, Nigeria. It was founded in 2007 as the first part of a pan-African university system concept developed by the Nelson Mandela Institution. The university offers postgraduate programs in five major disciplinary areas: Computer Science and Management of Information Technology, Material Science and Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Pure, Applied Mathematics, and Space & Aerospace Sciences, and also a master's degree in Public Administration and Public Policy. Visiting professors include Africans working in the diaspora.

The university was founded in 2007 as the first campus of the pan-African Nelson Mandela Institution.{{Cite web |website=TVCN |date=2019-07-20 |title=FG inaugurates panel to reposition African University of Science and Technology - Trending News |url=https://www.tvcnews.tv/2019/07/fg-inaugurates-panel-to-reposition-african-university-of-science-and-technology/,%20https://www.tvcnews.tv/2019/07/fg-inaugurates-panel-to-reposition-african-university-of-science-and-technology/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title=Hochschulen in Afrika: Afrikas akademische Exzellenz |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/afrikas-akademische-exzellenz-8517016.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |language=de-DE |issn=1865-2263}} From its inception, it offered only postgraduate courses.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-05 |title=AUST: Abuja’s hidden jewel of Science and Technology |url=https://businessday.ng/uncategorized/article/aust-abujas-hidden-jewel-science-technology/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}} In December 2022, it graduated 145 people from 11 countries, 38 with doctorates.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-15 |title=AUST graduates 38 PhDs from 11 African countries |url=https://guardian.ng/features/aust-graduates-38-phds-from-11-african-countries/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News |language=en-US}}

Winston Wole Soboyejo was president and provost from January 2012 to August 2014.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2019 |title=WPI Names Renowned Scholar Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as Provost and Senior Vice President |url=https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-names-renowned-scholar-winston-oluwole-soboyejo-provost-and-senior-vice-president |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.wpi.edu |language=en}} {{As of|2022|12}}, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu is acting president.