Adeleke University is a private owned institution, located in
Ede, one of the popular town in
Osun State
Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Og ...
, southwestern Region Nigeria. It was established by
Chief Adedeji Adeleke
Adedeji Adeleke (born 6 March 1956) is a Nigerian billionaire, business magnate and president of Adeleke University. He is also the CEO of Pacific Holdings Limited. He is the father of Davido, a Nigerian musician and Sharon Adeleke. He was m ...
through the Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), a philanthropic, non-profit organisation established by Chief Adedeji to assist less privileged students in obtaining a quality higher education. As a faith-based institution of higher learning it is closely aligned with (but not owned and/or operated by) the
Seventh-day Adventist Church and its philosophy of
Christian Education
Catechesis (; from Greek: , "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults, often from a catechism book. It started as education of converts to Christianity, but as the r ...
. As such it is a part of the
Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
Academic divisions
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
* Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Science
References
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Universities and colleges in Nigeria
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church