Godfrey Okoye University

Godfrey Okoye University (GO University) was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu.^[1] The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the National Universities Commission (NUC), belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria. It is the first university owned by a Catholic Diocese in Africa.

Godfrey Okoye University

Motto	'Unity of Knowledge'
Type	private
Established	3 November 2009
Chancellor	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama
Vice-Chancellor	Christian Anieke
Students	7000+
Location	Enugu, Nigeria 6°28′9.64″N 7°31′35.38″W
Campus	Urban
Website	www.gouni.edu.ng

Godfrey Okoye University Campus in Thinkers Corner, Enugu

GOU-Campus Thinker’s Corner

Main Gate Campus Thinker’s Corner

GOU Radio 106,9 MHz

Chief Nwobodo Library at GOU, Thinkers Corner, Enugu.

GOU-E-Library

Convocation Arena GOU

Gate to GOU Farm in Ugwuomo Nike

GOU's Lake in Ugwuomo Nike

In 2009 the university started with 215 students^[2] and admitted 1,200 students by the end of 2012.^[3]

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.^[4]

GOU is a member of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC).^[5]

Faculties and courses

Source:^[6]

Faculty of Management and Social Sciences [7]	Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences [8]	Faculty of Education [9]	Faculty of Arts [10]	Faculty of Law [11]	Faculty of Medicine[12]
Accounting	Applied Biology	Biology Education	English and Literature Studies	Law	Medicine & Surgery
Banking and Finance	Biotechnology	Chemistry Education	History, International Studies And Diplomacy		Nursing
Management	Microbiology	Computer Science Education	Music
Marketing	Biochemistry	Mathematics Education	Philosophy
Public Administration	Chemistry	Physics Education
Economics	Industrial Chemistry	Business Education
International Relations	Computer Science	English/Literary Studies Education
Political Science	Mathematics	Economics Education
Mass Communication	Physics	Political Science & Government Education
Psychology	Industrial Design	Social Studies Education
Sociology	Architecture
	Physics with Electronics/ Industrial Physics

Faculties and courses postgraduate programmes

Source:^[6]

Faculty of Management and Social Sciences[7]	Faculty of Natural Sciences and Environmental Studies[8]	Faculty of Education[9]	Faculty of Arts[10]
Ph.D. & PGD & M.Sc. Accounting	M.Sc. Biotechnology: (Agricultural) (Industrial) (Medical) (Environmental) (Entrepreneurship)	Postgraduate Diploma in Education	M.A. English Language and Literary Studies
PGD & M.Sc. Banking and Finance	M.Sc. Microbiology: (Medical) (Environmental) (Industrial)	M.Ed. Curriculum Studies and Instruction	Ph.D. English Language and Literary Studies
PGD & M.Sc. Economics	M.Sc. Computer Science	M.Ed. Language Education (English)
PGD & M.Sc. International Relations	M.Sc. Space and Ionospheric Propagation Physics	M.Ed. Measurement and Evaluation
Ph.D. & PGD & M.Sc. Management	M.Sc. Solid State Physics	M.Ed. Biology Education
Ph.D. & PGD & M.Sc. Political Science	M.Sc. Radiation, Nuclear and Health Physics	M.Ed. Chemistry Education
PGD & M.Sc. Sociology	M.Sc. Theoretical Physics	M.Ed. Physics Education
PGD & M.Sc. Public Administration	M.Sc. Solar Energy Physics	M.Ed. Computer Education
M.Sc. Operations Management	M.Sc. Geophysics	M.Ed. Mathematics Education
PGD & M.Sc. Mass Communication	PGD Physics	Ph.D. Mathematics Education
M.Sc. Applied Social Psychology	PGD Biotechnology	Ph.D. Measurement and Evaluation
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology (Community or Medical Track)	PGD Microbiology	Ph.D. Curriculum Studies and Instruction
M.Sc. Psychology (Economics) (Engineering) (Forensic) (Media)	Ph.D. Microbiology
M.Sc. Psychology of Religion (Pastoral or Religion Track)

Partner universities and cooperations

Source:^[13]

• All Hallows College, Dublin (Ireland)
• BASF (Germany)
• Bowie State University, Maryland (USA)
• Birmingham City University (UK)
• CIDJAP - Catholic Institute for Development Justice and Peace, Enugu (Nigeria)
• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (USA)
• Globethics.net [de], Geneva (Switzerland)
• Gustav Siewerth Academy (Germany)
• Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Köln (Germany)
• IECE - Institute of Ecumenical Education, Enugu (Nigeria)
• Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Keltologie, Bonn (Germany)
• Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz (Austria)
• Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck (Austria)
• Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany)
• Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck (Austria)
• Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (Italy)
• Private Pädagogische Hochschule, Diözese Linz (Austria)
• Rotary Club (Landshut, Germany)
• Umuchinemere Procredit Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited (Nigeria)
• UNESCO (Paris)
• Universität für Angewandte Wissenschaften, TH Köln (Germany)
• University of Münster (Germany)
• University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Nigeria)
• University of Stellenbosch Business School (South Africa)

Radio station

On 27 October 2014 the radio station for the Mass Communication Department was formally commissioned by Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, director of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

GO Uni Radio 106.9fm^[14] broadcasts live and via Internet^[15] from their studios at Godfrey Okoye University, Thinkers Corner, Enugu.