Redeemer's University is a private university in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. Established in 2005, it is owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God and situated off the Ibadan-Osogbo Road.
History and governance The university was founded by the Redeemed Christian Church of God in 2005.Isaac Nnamdi Obasi, Private Higher Education and Public Policy in Africa, Cuvillier Verlag, Germany, 2008, p. 66 Headed by the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, a PhD holder in applied mathematics.
The Federal Government of Nigeria granted an operating license to Redeemer's University on 7 January 2005. In order to realize its dream, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, the proprietors of the university, initially acquired a large expanse of land in Ede, Osun state, having obtained the Certificate of Statutory Right of Occupancy in 1997. The site of the university covers an area of about .
The university took off at the temporary site in the Redemption Camp on 11 October 2005 with 478 students admitted into three colleges. On 1 February 2006, 473 students matriculated into the colleges to pursue bachelor's degrees in various programmes and the university has produced 13 sets of graduates.
Vice-chancellors Below is the list of vice-chancellors, from inception: + Redeemer's University list of vice-chancellorsS/N NAME PERIOD AS VC REMARK1Oyewale Tomori 2005-2011 Pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Virology and former World Health Organization Executive for Sub-Saharan Africa; Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science.2Debo Adeyewa 2011-2018 Professor of Meteorology, Federal University of Technology Akure Ondo State, Nigeria. 3Anthony Enisan Akinlo 2018–2023 Professor of Monetary and Development Economics.4Shadrach Akindele2023- presentProfessor of Forestry.
Academics
The university runs both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In the 2019/2020 Academic Session, the university changed from the Collegiate system to the Faculty system. Notable faculty Ahmed Yerima, professor Christian Happi, professor
Notable alumni Kiddominant, music producer Debo Macaroni, comedian Judikay, Nigerian gospel singer Elma Mbadiwe, actress
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