Arthur Javis University Akpoyubo Cross river State

Arthur Jarvis University (AJU) is a private university at Akpabuyo, near Calabar in Cross River State, and describes itself as the first private university in the state. It was founded by Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong, was licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria in November 2016 and began academic activities on 6 March 2017. Its motto-style values are commitment, excellence and integrity, and its stated aim is to produce skilled science and technical manpower with life and entrepreneurial skills alongside academic training.

The university teaches in faculties of Natural and Applied Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences (also referred to as Humanities, Management and Social Sciences), Basic Medical Sciences, and Law, with a Faculty of Pharmacy (PharmD) and a Faculty of Administration and Management also named among its faculties. Natural and Applied Sciences has departments of Biological, Chemical, Earth, and Mathematics and Computer Sciences, offering Biology, Microbiology, Plant Science and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Geology and Applied Geophysics.

Basic Medical Sciences has six departments: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science and Optometry. The B.Sc. programmes in Anatomy, Physiology and Public Health run for four years; the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science and Bachelor of Nursing Science run for five years; and the Doctor of Optometry prepares students for the optometry health-care team. The Faculty of Law offers the five-year LL.B and reports full accreditation by the Council of Legal Education in September 2024.

Humanities and Social Sciences programmes include Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Criminology and Security Studies, Economics, Journalism and Mass Communication, Public Administration, Political Science, Hospitality and Tourism Management, English and Sociology. The university reports 1,356 undergraduate students, and facilities shown on campus include a chemical science laboratory, a nursing science demonstration room, an ICT building, a management building and a library with e-library resources. A pre-degree programme and a Proficiency English Language programme for non-English-speaking candidates are also available, and a postgraduate school operates alongside the undergraduate faculties.

Research areas cited by the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences include cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics, drug discovery and development, biotechnology and geophysical and geotechnical sciences. The university publishes open educational resources (lecture notes) and the AJU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. In 2025 the university graduated its first set of optometrists and announced a partnership with Bradford University, UK, and three other institutions; its Natural and Applied Sciences programmes are reported as NUC accredited.