ECWA Bingham University is a private

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. ECWA started planning for the university in 2003. A charter was granted by the Nigerian University Commission in 2005. Lectures commenced in 2006. The university has its permanent campus on the outskirts of

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(the Nigerian capital) in

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and has occupied it since 3 March 2008. The

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is located in

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, Plateau (state). Accommodation for students is on campus.

Courses

ECWA Bingham University have the following departments; * Department of Morbid Anatomy * Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology * Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion * Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics * Department of Chemical Pathology * Department of Surgery * Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology * Department of Community Medicine & Primary Health Care * Department of Internal Medicine * Department of Paediatrics * Department of Radiology * Department of Family Medicine * Department of Psychiatry * Department of Anatomy * Department of Physiology * Department of Biochemistry * Department of Nursing * Department of Optometry * Department of Radiography and Radiological Sciences * Department of Medical Laboratory Science * Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology * Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology * Department of Pharmacognosy * Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry * Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology * Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice * Department of Private and Public Law * Department of International Law * Department of Chemical Sciences * Department of Biological Sciences * Department of Computer Science * Department of Cyber Security * Department of Information Technology * Department of Physics * Department of Mathematics * Department of Architecture * Department of Landscape Architecture * Department of Quantity Surveying * Department of Landscape Architecture * Department of Estate Management * Department of Environmental Management * Department of Mass Communication * Department of Sociology * Department of Political Science * Department of Economics * Department of Library and Information Science * Department of Accounting * Department of Business Administration * Department of Entrepreneurship * Department of English * Department of Philosophy * Department of Religious Studies * Department of Guidance and Counseling * Department of Psychology

Administration

The pro-chancellor is Professor Gwamna Dogara Far. The late Prof. A.T. Gana was the first vice chancellor of the university. The current vice chancellor is

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Bingham University Teaching Hospital

Bingham University Teaching Hospital (BUTH) serves as the teaching hospital for the university, providing healthcare and research.

References

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