Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom

Ritman University is a private university at Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It was established on 23 November 2015 as part of the Ritman Group of Companies, founded in 1987 by Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien, whose businesses span agriculture, engineering, hospitality, ICT, printing, furniture-making and education. The university describes itself as a response to the wish of renaissance Africans for entrepreneurial development, and it is accredited by the National Universities Commission and holds an operating licence.

Its vision is to be a first-rate centre of academic excellence educating scholars and leaders able to solve societal problems. Its mission is to be a liberal arts, science and technology university emphasising teaching, experiential learning, research, character building and community development. Core values are faith in God, moral and ethical responsibility, excellence in service and commitment to success.

Teaching is organised in six faculties and about 40 programmes: Allied Health Sciences (Public Health, Nursing Science, Radiography, Medical Laboratory Science, Physiotherapy (DPT), Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Information Technology and Health Informatics); Computing (Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Communication Technology); Environmental Sciences (Architecture, Building, Estate Management, Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Environmental Management, Urban and Regional Planning); Natural and Applied Sciences (Microbiology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biochemistry, Animal and Environmental Biology, Botany and Biotechnology, Applied Geophysics, Medical Physics, Physics with Electronics, Mathematics); Arts and Humanities (History and International Studies, English, Theatre Arts, Fine and Applied Arts); and Social and Management Sciences (Accounting, Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Mass Communication, Political Science and Public Administration, Employment Relations and Human Resources Management).

Admitted students complete an intensive ICT training and orientation programme to prepare them for university life. Candidates who did not choose Ritman at JAMB registration can apply through change of institution, and the university runs a JUPEB Basic Studies programme that leads to Direct Entry into 200 Level. Students sponsored by the Presidential Amnesty Programme study at the university, and a postgraduate scholarship scheme supports graduates for further study.