About Us

Professor Olutunde Ojewole

PRESIDENT / VICE CHANCELLOR

Warm greetings to you all our stakeholders. We welcome you to a new beginning, a new day, a new dawn. Welcome to Babcock University, one of the greatest educational gifts to Nigeria and Africa. Its unique features, identities and cultures make it a unique place of study, research and worship. The truth that universities are built to serve their communities, nation and mankind will continue to shape the inner and outer dimensions of our life as a community. We are resolutely committed to this value, vision and mission.As a University we are not insulated from the happenings of the times. This university has to be part of the solution.

Prof. Afolarin Olutunde Ojewole

Principal Officers

Our Vision

 A First class seventh-day Adventist institution, building servant-leaders for better world. 

Our Mission

 Building leadership through Christian education; transforming lives, impacting society for positive change. To achieve the mission, we are committed to:

·  Achieving excellence in our teaching, research program and service delivery

·  Imparting quality Christian education

·  Instilling Christ-like character to the members of our community 

Babcock Philosophy:
Babcock University’s philosophy is anchored on the harmonious development of the intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual potentials of our students, inspiring stable and noble character needed for effective leadership and service in the society.

Seventh-Day Adventist Philosophy of Education

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The Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of education is Christ centred. Adventists believe that under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God’s character and purposes can be understood as revealed in nature, the Bible, and Jesus Christ. The distinctive characteristics of Adventist education derived from the Bible and the writings of Ellen G. White point to the redemptive aim of true education: to restore human beings into the image of their Maker.

Adventist education imparts more than academic knowledge. It fosters a balanced development of the whole person spiritually, intellectually, physically, and socially. Its time dimensions span eternity. It seeks to build character akin to that of the Creator; to nurture thinkers rather than selfish ambition; to ensure maximum development of each individual’s potential; to embrace all that is true, good, and beautiful.

Babcock Corporate Image Statement

A center of excellence for character development and scholarship; a socially responsive, responsible and accountable institution in matters of commitment and action

Historical Development of Babcock

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History

BABCOCK UNIVERSITY (BU)

as it is now known—actually began on September 17, 1959 as Adventist College of West Africa (ACWA). Established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a senior college for training church workers from the West African sub-region, ACWA opened its doors with only seven ministerial students.