United Methodist University

University in Monrovia, Liberia

6°19′04″N 10°48′19″W / 6.31764°N 10.8053°W / 6.31764; -10.8053AffiliationsUnited Methodist Church of LiberiaWebsiteumu.edu.lr

The United Methodist University (UMU) is a private institution of higher learning located in Monrovia in the West African nation of Liberia. Established in 1998 and opened in 2000, the school had 9,118 students as of 2016.^[1] UMU is certified by the Liberian government's National Commission on Higher Education to grant both bachelor's and master's degrees.^[2]

History

The United Methodist University in Liberia began to explore starting a university in the 1970s which led to adding a junior college business program at the College of West Africa in 1980.^[3] The church then studied expanding the school into a full university with an exploratory committee formed in 1986.^[3] The church planned to move forward in 1990, but the First Liberian Civil War delayed the creation of the school, which the goal was re-affirmed in 1997.^[3] On 9 October 1998, the Liberian Legislature chartered United Methodist University, with the school, then opening in January 2000 under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Emmanuel F. Bailey.^[3]

In April 2011, the school and Starz Institute of Technology began a partnership in which Starz would operate the university's information technology program.^[4] The next March, UMU discontinued the program after the country's National Commission on Higher Education informed UMU it would have to end the partnership due to Starz not being an authorized degree granting school.^[4] The university announced plans to start a radio station in December 2012 at a cost of US$25,000 (~$32,805 in 2023) in order to provide practical training to students in the Mass Communication Department.^[5]

Academics

Academic programs at UMU include Six colleges: College of Science and Technology, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, College of Theology, College of Health Sciences, College of Management and Administration, and the Joseph Jenkins Roberts College of Education.^[3] UMU has partnerships with US-based colleges, including Salem State University^[6] and Illinois Central College.^[7]

References

^ Kwanue, C.Y. (7 February 2010). "Faculty at Liberia's 9 Universities, Colleges Numbers 1,137". The Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ McGee, J. Cyrus (6 March 2013). "12 Baccalaureate Granting Institutions Qualified". In Profile Daily News Online. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Historical Overview". Overview. United Methodist University. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b McGee, J. Cyrus (8 March 2012). "UMU Terminates Starz Agreement". In Profile Daily News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ McGee, J. Cyrus (14 December 2012). "UMU To Establish Radio Station". In Profile Daily News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ "University signs memo of understanding with Liberia's United Methodist University". News. Salem State University. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ Black, Paul. "Illinois college signs pact with university in Liberia". News. United Methodist News Service. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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