BAU R&D Founder, Mr. Gossy Ukanwoke, Rhema University Chancellor, Mr. Emmanuel Okorie and Vice Chancellor Prof. O.C Onwudike
Rhema University, a private Christian University in Nigeria has partnered with BAU Research and Development, a higher education investment and research company in Africa, that provides Advisory, Financing and Research that equip universities to provide the best possible learning to its students. This was done in order to ensure the university met the world class standard.
In his remarks, the founder of BAU R&D, Gossy Ukanwoke affirmed that, “This relationship with Rhema University provides us the opportunity to reinforce our commitment to the development and growth of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Africa. As the only private university within its vicinity, Rhema University presents a lot of potential for us to work within the vision of its proprietor to build a university of world class standard. We will continue on this path with the management of the university and her students.”
Commenting on the partnership, the Chancellor of the University, Emmanuel Okorie expressed optimism saying that, “We have the confidence that BAU R&D has the capacity to deliver on this mandate.”
This partnership will see BAU R&D provide equity investments and fund-sourcing for the university, promotions through advertisement, recruitment of students, technology development and branding, innovation, collaborative research among similar institutions on the network, and students and staff exchanges within the network, among others.
More partnerships like these are coming shortly, Gossy told TechCabal.
Founded in 2014 out of an educational social network, the Beni American University currently has over 2,000 students enrolled in its online programme, and is prepping to launch its physical campus in the coming months.
Bankole Oluwafemi contributed to this report.
