Westland University, Iwo

Westland University, Iwo, is a private institution based in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.[1]

History

The journey of institution began in 1984, when the Proprietor, Dr Eng. Wole Adepoju established the Cedaespring Technical Institute before metamorphosing into a full fledged university. In 2019, Westland University was granted provisional license by the Federal Executive Council to commenced academic programmes.[2][3]

Management team

The management team is led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Oshiotse Okwilagwe, formerly of University of Ibadan and supervised by the Governing Council headed by Prof Babatunde Adeleke, two times Vice-Chancellor Adeleke University, Ogbomosho.

Programmes

The National University Commission, NUC, have accredited and approved over 20 programmes at university.[4]

Faculty of Social and Management Sciences
  • BSc Accounting
  • BSc Economics
  • BSc Business Administration
  • BSc Banking & Finance
  • BSc Poltical Science
  • BSc Mass Communication
  • BSc International Relations
Faculty of Basic Science and Computing
  • BSc Mathematics
  • BSc Computer Science
  • BSc Geology
  • BSc Software Engineering
  • BSc Physics with Electronics
  • BSc Chemistry
Faculty of Mass & Media, Communication/Library and Information Science  
  • BSc Journalism and Media Studies
  • BSc Publishing and Copyright Studies
  • BSc Library and Information Science
  • BSc Bibliotherapy Science
  • BSc Advertising and Multimedia Studies
  • BSc Public Relation and Public Speech Making

References
  1. Jeremiah (2021-01-31). "I'm A Monarch With A Peculiar Swag And Gravitas – Oba, Telu 1". Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  2. "Nigerian government presents licences to four new private universities | Premium Times Nigeria". 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. "JUST IN: FEC approves Trinity, Westland universities, two others". Punch Newspapers. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. Rizzy, Kenrry (2020-05-08). "List of Courses Offered In Westland University Iwo". JAMB ADMISSIONS. Retrieved 2021-09-17.

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