Pan-Atlantic University has a strong Christian identity, which is reflected in campus life and in the content of the education we offer. One important characteristic of this identity is the openness of the University to people of all races and religions. The Mission Statement of the University is: “to form competent and committed professionals and encourage them to serve with personal initiative and social responsibility the community in which they work, thereby helping to build a better society in Nigeria and Africa at large“. This dream encapsulates the purpose of the University. Pan-Atlantic University contributes to national development through the provision of academic programmes that are relevant to the needs of the country. The university is open to all people regardless of their nationality, race, sex, religion or ethnic group. The curricular activities of the University are part of a wider all round formation which is provided in the University. The objective of education in our university is the well rounded formation of the human person. This is why an important component of every programme is the inclusion of a good number of courses in the humanities. We also seek, by deliberate design of the programmes, to inculcate and groom the entrepreneurial spirit in our students and participants. The university aims at nurturing individuals who are professionally competent, creative and enterprising, zealous for the common good and able to make free and morally upright decisions and who thus act as positive agents of change in service to society. The name University implies a universal mentality: openness to other persons, ideas, areas of knowledge, cultures far and near, without discrimination. The University is also a place that fosters and stimulates study and a permanent search for the truth. This involves the labour of intelligence, intellectual honesty and the desire to learn, combined with the desire to continually overcome one’s limits. In addition, university studies require a cultivation of one’s own personality and the development of the habits necessary for professional and social life.

For eleven years, Pan-Atlantic University has been a graduate university and we offered exclusively postgraduate programmes and executive education courses. Thousands of experienced professionals have passed through these programmes and courses. We believe we have created a reputation for high standards of ethics and professional competence, both inside and outside Nigeria. We are now extending our activities to become a full-service university that will also offer first-degree programmes. Initially, these programmes will be in professional fields, such as business and mass communication. Professional courses are very different from programmes in the arts or in the physical or social sciences. Offering them to you at a very high level of quality requires deploying a practice-oriented style of teaching and doing research. Above all, it demands being close to the relevant industries and professions. PAU has developed the required skills and values over many years of experience in offering professional development programmes to many business executives and communication professionals. We are now committed to deploying these skills and values towards helping you lay a sound foundation for your professional careers. An education in Pan-Atlantic University is different in many important ways. You can learn more about this by reading this brochure, but here I would like to emphasize that Pan-Atlantic University has a strong Christian identity, which is reflected in campus life and in the content of the education we offer. One important characteristic of this identity is the openness of the University to people of all races and religions. You will receive an education that is personalized (you will have a personal faculty adviser throughout your stay in PAU) and well-rounded (almost a third of the courses you will take in PAU aim at broadening your culture and your capacity for critical thinking). Finally, we believe that strong beliefs and values can only be acquired in an atmosphere of responsible freedom. Quality education is necessarily expensive, but we would not want it to be out of the reach of deserving young men and women who have proved their readiness to work hard in order to advance their education. With the help of many benefactors who identify with Pan-Atlantic University, we will offer a significant number of scholarships every year. If you have a good record of academic achievement, talk to us, even if you think you cannot afford our fees. We look forward to welcoming you in Pan-Atlantic University.