University of Mkar, Mkar

University of Mkar (UniMkar), Mkar, is a private faith-based university established by the Universal Reformed Christian Church, better known as the Nongu u Kristu u I Ser Sha Tar (NKST). The National Universities Commission (NUC) licensed it on 6 June 2005 to operate as a private university, and the church regards it as a crown jewel institution. Its motto is Knowledge for Service. It aims to combine academic excellence and character development with a Christian foundation that puts God at the centre of learning.

The university is located at the foot of the Mkar Hills in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its postal address is P.M.B 017, Mkar, Gboko. A Business School is also maintained in Makurdi, at Lamb and Word.

Academic work is organised in four colleges: the College of Social and Management Sciences, the College of Science and Education, the College of Arts (established in 2020) and the College of Food Science and Technology. Social and Management Sciences covers Accounting, Economics, Psychology, Mass Communication, Sociology and Business Management. Science and Education includes the departments of Education, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Chemistry. Arts has the departments of Religion and Philosophy and of English and Other Languages. Food Science and Technology offers a five-year B.Sc. (Hons) programme alongside postgraduate study.

Beyond bachelor's degrees, the university runs postgraduate diplomas (for example in Accounting, Management, Entrepreneurship, Food Science and Technology, and Farm Management and Extension) and Master's programmes such as the M.Sc. in Chemistry and in Food Science and Technology and the MBA. The Accounting programme is accredited by the NUC and by ICAN, and its graduates receive exemptions in ICAN professional examinations.

The Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Zacharys Anger Gundu, who took office on 1 September 2021. The university has had four Vice-Chancellors: Prof. (Mrs) Nancy Ngunan Agbe (2005-2011), Prof. Emmanuel Hemen Agba (2011-2016), Prof. Iorwuese Dickson Gernah (to September 2021) and Prof. Gundu. The institution is described as committed to producing leaders who are morally upright, patriotic and enterprising.