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The Founder of the American University of Nigeria, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar , was profoundly affected by the American style of education when he was a young man growing up in rural Adamawa. When his mother enrolled him for school in Yola, he encountered a group of young Americans teaching there from the American Peace Corps.
At AUN, community service is also integrated into many courses. Thus, students venture into the local communities to identify people’s challenges and help to prepare solutions to them. AUN is the first “development” university in Africa, and students play an integral role in this vital mission. During their studies, it is estimated that the average student will volunteer over 100 hours in his/her local communities each year.