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Miva Open University is a private
online university A virtual university (or online university) provides higher education programs through electronic media, typically the Internet. Some are bricks-and-mortar institutions that provide online learning as part of their extended university courses while ...
in
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
that was established by uLesson in 2023, with its primary campus in
Abuja Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...
.


History

Miva Open University was initially established on 10 March 2023 by uLesson, a Nigeria
edtech Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning and teaching. When referred to with its abbreviation, "EdTech", ...
company operating in other four West African countries. On 16 May 2023, Miva received its license from the NUC and the university became a registered entity of the
National Universities Commission The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a Nigerian government agency set up to regulate higher education in Nigeria. NUC, as it is popularly called, was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. In 1974, it became a ...
, as a springboard for distance learning in Nigeria. On 25 May 2023, the university began admission and offered eight disciplines from two faculties. The university runs various courses under schools/faculties such as Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science, Software Engineering, Public Health, Nursing Science, Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Criminology & Security Studies, Mass Communication, Business Management, and Public Policy and Administration. Miva also launched its Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme on the 2nd of April, 2024 and its Master of Public Administration on the 7th of October 2024. On the 7th of February 2025, the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved two new postgraduate programmes - Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Information Technology (MIT) to be offered by Miva Open University from the 2024/2025 academic session.https://miva.university/nuc-approves-mph-and-mit-programmes-for-miva/


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