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Pan-Atlantic University

{{Short description|Private university in Lagos, Nigeria}}

{{about|the institution in Lekki, formerly named Pan-African University|the post-graduate network of university nodes|Pan-African University}}

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Pan-Atlantic University is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lekki, Lagos State.

Timeline

The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School (LBS), established in 1991. The federal government approved the university as Pan-African University in 2002, and the LBS became its first school. The Ajah Campus was completed in 2003 and in 2010 work began on the Ibeju-Lekki campus.{{cite web

|url=http://www.pau.edu.ng/first-20-years

|title=First 20 Years

|publisher=Pan-African University

|access-date=2011-12-01}}

The School of Media and Communication (SMC) was approved in 2006 by the Pan-Atlantic University Council in recognition of the critical role of this sector in shaping societal values and cultural life. The School evolved directly from the Centre for Media and Communication.

In September 2011 the university launched the Virtual Museum of Modern Nigerian Art, a website created by Jess Castellote, a Spanish architect that includes over 400 works from 81 artists, including pioneering Nigerian artists such as Aina Onabolu and Bruce Onobrakpeya and emerging artists such as Richardson Ovbiebo and Babalola Lawson.{{cite web

|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/nigerian-art-goes-live-web

|work=The Voice

|title=Nigerian Art Goes Live On The Web

|author=Hazelann Williams

|date=2011-09-05

|access-date=2011-12-01}}

In November and December 2011 the EDC, for the first time, marked the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), with a series of events in Lagos.{{cite web

|url=http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/11/29/etisalat-pan-african-varsity-partner-on-global-entrepreneurship/

|title=Etisalat, Pan African Varsity Partner On Global Entrepreneurship

|work=P.M. News

|date=29 November 2011

|access-date=2011-12-01}}

Many Nigerians have ambitions to start a business, and the conference was extremely well-attended.{{cite web

|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randall-kempner/africas-entrepreneurial-h_b_1104127.html

|work=Huffington Post

|title=Africa's Entrepreneurial Hot-Spot

|date=2011-11-20

|author=Randall Kempner

|access-date=2011-12-01}}

EDC has been the GEW host for Nigeria since then.{{cite web|title=GEW Partner Forum 2015|url=http://ng.gew.co/content/gew-partner-forum-2015|website=Global Entrepreneurship Week Nigeria|access-date=24 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303070711/http://ng.gew.co/content/gew-partner-forum-2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}} The University's Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) works with the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide the SME Toolkit Nigeria. This gives free business management information and training to small businesses.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/entrepreneur/entrepreneur-news/29912-how-smes-can-enlarge-their-coasts-with-technology|title=How SMEs can enlarge their coasts with technology|author=SIAKA MOMOH|date=21 November 2011|work=Business Day (Nigeria)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204051958/http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/entrepreneur/entrepreneur-news/29912-how-smes-can-enlarge-their-coasts-with-technology|archive-date=4 December 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-12-01|df=dmy-all}}

In July 2011 British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke at the Pan-Atlantic University in Lagos, discussing aid, trade and democracy. He spoke in favor of an African free trade area, and of increased trade with Britain.{{cite web

|url=http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2011/07/david-cameron-sets-out-his-plan-for-aid-trade-and-democracy-in-africa.html

|title=David Cameron sets out his plan for aid, trade and democracy in Africa

|work=ToryDiary

|author=Matthew Barrett

|date= 19 July 2011

|access-date=2011-12-01}}

In May 2013 its name was changed to Pan-Atlantic University, in order to avoid confusion with the Pan-African University of the African Union.{{cite web|url=http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/05/24/pan-african-university-changes-name-to-pan-atlantic/|title=Pan-African University Changes Name To Pan-Atlantic|date=24 May 2013 |publisher=Channels Incorporated Limited|access-date=2013-05-30}}

On 17 November 2014 the University launched its first ever undergraduate programmes in its new campus at Ibeju-Lekki.{{cite web |url= http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/01/pan-atlantic-varsity-admits-86-at-maiden-matriculation/ |title=Pan-Atlantic varsity admits 86 at maiden matriculation |first=Ujunwa |last=Atueyi |date=21 January 2015 |work=The Guardian |location=Lagos, Nigeria |access-date=2 February 2016}}

On 19 October 2019 the Pan-Atlantic University's Art museum, Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art

http://museum.pau.edu.ng/ Pan-Atlantic University's Art museum officially opened to the public with two simultaneous inaugural exhibitions.http://museum.pau.edu.ng/explore inaugural exhibitions

Partnership

Pan Atlantic University partnered with an environmental sustainability organization, in the planting of trees across the university.{{Cite web |last=Simire |first=Michael |date=2023-07-19 |title=NCF, ATCN partner to plant trees at Pan Atlantic University |url=https://www.environewsnigeria.com/ncf-atcn-partner-to-plant-trees-at-pan-atlantic-university/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy |language=en-US}}

= Vocational training =

Pan Atlantic University partnered with master card foundation to train Ten thousand women in business and vocational training.{{Cite web |last=Gbadebo |first=Bode |date=2023-08-12 |title=Wema Bank Partners Pan-Atlantic Varsity, Master Cards To Train 10,000 Women |url=https://leadership.ng/wema-bank-partners-pan-atlantic-varsity-master-cards-to-train-10000-women/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |language=en-US}}

Ranking

In February 2024 Pan Atlantic University was ranked 54th in Nigeria.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Pan-Atlantic University [2024 Rankings by topic] |url=https://edurank.org/uni/pan-atlantic-university/rankings/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location |language=en}}

Notable alumni

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