Al-Hikmah University
TypePrivate Islamic University
Established2005
FounderAbdulRaheem Oladimeji Islamic Foundation (AROIF)
Religious affiliation
Islam
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Noah Yusuf
Location
Ilorin

Al-Hikmah University is an Islamic university located in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. It was founded in 2005 by AbdulRaheem Oladimeji Islamic Foundation (AROIF) based in Nigeria and World Assembly of Muslim Youths (WAMY) based in Jeddah.[1] Professor Muhammed Taofeek Olalekan Ibrahim[2] is the immediate past Vice-chancellor. He was succeeded by Professor Noah Yusuf[1] who is now the current Vice-chancellor. The goal of Al-Hikmah University is to be a center of intellectual and moral excellence.

The University came into existence via the granting of an operating license to run as a Conventional Private University by the Federal Government of Nigeria License No. 010 on 7 January 2005. It commenced academic activities during the 2005–2006 academic session with 70 students spread across the three take-off colleges: Humanities, Management Sciences and Natural Sciences.

Vice chancellors

Faculties and Programmes

The university has several Faculties which are spread across two campuses (Ilorin and Igbaja) in Kwara State.

Education

(i) B. Agriculture

Health Sciences

(i) B.Sc. Public Health (ii) B. Nursing Science (iii) B.Sc. Physiology (iv) B. Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS) (V) B.Sc. Human Anatomy

Law

(i) LL.B. Common Law (ii) LL.B. Common and Islamic Law

Natural and Applied Sciences

(i) B.Sc. Computer Science (ii) B.Sc. Software Engineering (iii) B.Sc. Cyber Security[4] (iv) B.Sc. Information System (v) B.Sc. Geology (vi) B.Sc. Petroleum Chemistry (vii) B.Sc. Biology (viii) B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry (ix) B.Sc. Biochemistry (x) B.Sc. Microbiology (xii) B.Sc. Industrial Mathematics (xiii) B.Sc. Physics with Electronics (xiv) B.Sc. Physics (xv) B.Sc. Statistics

Humanities and Social Sciences

(i) B.Sc. Sociology (ii) B.Sc. Public Administration (iii) B.Sc. Mass Communication (iv) B.Sc. Political Science & Conflict Resolution (vii) B.Sc. Islamic Studies (ix) B.Sc. History and International Relation (x) B.Sc. Arabic (xi) B.Sc. English

Management Sciences

(i) B.Sc. Accounting (ii) B.Sc. Economics (iii) B.Sc. Business Administration (iv) B.Sc. Marketing (v) B.Sc. Banking & Finance

Educations

(i) B.Sc. (Ed.) Computer Science (ii) B.Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry (iii) B.Sc. (Ed.) Mathematics (iv) B.Sc. (Ed.) Biology (v) B.Sc. (Ed.) Physics (vi) B.Sc. (Ed.) Education Technology (vii) B.Sc. (Ed.) Guidance and Counseling (viii) B.Sc. (Ed.) Educational Management (ix) B. Library and Information Science (BLIS) (x) B.A. (Ed.) Islamic Studies (xi) B.A. (Ed.) Arabic (iv) B.A. (Ed.) Social Studies (v) B.A. (Ed.) English (vi) B.Sc. (Ed.) Political Science (vii) B.Sc. (Ed.) Business Education (viii) B.Sc. (Ed.) Economics [5]

Sub-Degree Diploma Programmes

(i) Diploma in Common Law (ii) Diploma in Common and Islamic Law (iii) Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies (iv) Diploma in International Relations (v) Diploma in Accounting (vi) Diploma in Business Administration (vii) Diploma in Computer Science

Collaborations

Al-Hikmah University has collaborated with National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to counter act drug abuse especially amongst youth. Also with the Economic and Financial crime commission Agency.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin Nigeria". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "The Vice-Chancellor". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "A man destined for the top: An ode to Professor Noah Yusuf". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Top Nigerian Universities Offering Cyber Security Degrees in 2023". A3 Techworld. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. "Programmes – Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin – Learning for Wisdom and Morality". Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "News". Al-hikma website. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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