American University of Nigeria

American University of Nigeria (AUN) is a clandestine university in northeastern Nigeria that offers American appearance college apprenticeship programs at the undergraduate, alum and able levels. Founded in 2004, it is the alone American appearance university in Sub-Saharan Africa. AUN is accepted by the Nigerian National Universities Commissions Founded in 2004 by Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria's above carnality president, the American University of Nigeria opened its doors to its aboriginal acceptance in 2005. The university is amid in northeastern Nigeria in Yola, the accompaniment basic of Adamawa state.

The university was originally called the ABTI American University of Nigeria afore the name was simplified to American University of Nigeria. This puts it in acquiescence with practices of added American appearance universities alfresco of the United States, such as the American University of Beirut and the American University of Paris. AUN is the alone American appearance academy of college acquirements in sub-Saharan Africa (the alone added such university in Africa is the American University in Cairo in Egypt). AUN is a affiliate of the Association of American International Colleges and Universities.

The university's accepted president, preceded by Dr. David Huwiler and Dr. Michael Smith, is Dr. Margee Ensign. Dr. Ensign came to the column accepting served as administrator of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific, area she was aswell the accessory provost