Adventist University of Africa
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The Adventist University of Africa is a Seventh-day Adventist
university created for the purpose of providing post-graduate education throughout Africa.
Adventist University of Africa has two departments, the Seminary, and the School of Graduate Studies. Currently they offer degrees in Theology and Leadership, with more planned for the future.
Adventist University of Africa has its headquarters in East-Central Africa Division
headquarters for the Adventist
Church. The courses are taught at the extension campuses of Helderberg College
, Valley View University
, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
, Solusi University
, and Babcock University
.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
university created for the purpose of providing post-graduate education throughout Africa.
Adventist University of Africa has two departments, the Seminary, and the School of Graduate Studies. Currently they offer degrees in Theology and Leadership, with more planned for the future.
Adventist University of Africa has its headquarters in East-Central Africa Division
East-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The East-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It covers the area of the nations of Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
headquarters for the Adventist
Adventist
Adventism is a Christian movement which began in the 19th century, in the context of the Second Great Awakening revival in the United States. The name refers to belief in the imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ. It was started by William Miller, whose followers became known as Millerites...
Church. The courses are taught at the extension campuses of Helderberg College
Helderberg College
Helderberg College is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town. It was established in 1893 - the first Seventh-day Adventist College established outside of North America under the name "Union College"...
, Valley View University
Valley View University
The Valley View University is a private university located at Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It forms part of a worldwide system of over 100 tertiary institutions operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.-History:...
, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
The University of Eastern Africa, Baraton is a private coeducational Seventh-Day Adventist university located about 50 km from Eldoret Kenya. It offers various degrees in a number of graduate and undergraduate programs in the fields of Business, the Humanities, Agriculture, Technology, Health...
, Solusi University
Solusi University
Solusi University is a coeducational private university in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Initially established in 1894, one hundred years later, the institution received the authorization of the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe through an act of Parliament to operate as a university.As a university it...
, and Babcock University
Babcock University
Babcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria. The university is located equidistant between Ibadan and Lagos. Enrolment was about 6,000 as of 2009.-History:...
.
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- Bugema UniversityBugema UniversityBugema University is a private Christian, co-educational Ugandan university. The university is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.-Location:...
(Uganda)