Godfrey Okoye University

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Godfrey Okoye University was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the National Universities Commission , belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria. It is the first university owned by a Catholic Diocese in Africa.In 2009 the university started with 215 students and admitted 1,200 students by the end of 2012.On 1 December 2013, GOU commenced a week-long programme of activities to celebrate its maiden convocation. 100 students were awarded bachelor's degrees during the final ceremony on 7 December 2013.GOU is a member of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities .Partner universities and cooperationsLeopold-Franzens Universität, Innsbruck Medizinische Universität, Innsbruck Private Pädagogische Hochschule, Diözese Linz Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz Birmingham City Universität Universität zu Münster Universität für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Köln Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie University of Nigeria, Nsukka Gospel Music University of Nigeria, Lagos Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York Bowie State University, Maryland Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Köln All Hallows College, Dublin Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Keltologie, Bonn University of Stellenbosch Business School Umuchinemere Procredit Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited CIDJAP - Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace, Enugu Pontifical Lateran University, Rome globethics.net, Geneva IECE - Institute of Ecumenical Education, Enugu