The Adeleke University is a privately-owned institution located in
Ede, a town in
Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...
, southwestern Nigeria. It was established by
Chief Adedeji Adeleke
Adedeji Adeleke (born 6 March 1957) is a Nigerian 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 married to Dr Vero ...
through the Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), a philanthropic, non-profit organisation established by Chief Adedeji to assist less privileged students in obtaining 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
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sa ...
and its philosophy of
Christian Education Christian education may refer to:
* Catechesis, a type of Christian education associated with the Roman Catholic church and churches that follow a liturgical paradigm
*Sunday school, a form of Christian education used widely among many different ki ...
. As such, it is 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
Library
The library has a collection of online and offline resources which support teaching, learning and research needs.
It offers a wide range of services which include:
* Circulation services
The Circulation Department provides services that include registration of new users and charging and discharging of books.
* Serial Services
The Serial Department is in charge of the serial services and oversees the serial publications such as journals, magazines, newspapers, thesis and other periodicals.
* Reference Services
The Reference Department attends to reference questions through telephone and written reference requests.
* Electronic-services
The E-services provide equipment and facilities for students to study, work and conduct research. The sitting capacity can accommodate about 180 persons.
Sub libraries
* Accounting library
* Engineering library
* Faculty of Arts library
* Faculty of Science library
* Law library
* Medical laboratory science library
* Nursing library
References
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Universities and colleges in Nigeria
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church