Description: The Spiritan University is a private Catholic university located in Enugu, Nigeria. It was founded in 1987 by the Holy Spirit Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious congregation. The university offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, and humanities. It is known for its commitment to social justice and its focus on educating the whole person.
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We don’t just give students an education and experiences that set them up for success in a career. We help them succeed in their career—to discover a field they’re passionate about and dare to lead it.
Spiritan University is an answer to the national call for private participation in the provision of University education as contained in the Education (National Minimum Standards and Establishment of Institutions) Act No. 9 of 1993.
The word Spiritan, which is derived from the Latin word “Spiritus” (Spirit), refers to a Religious Order, Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Congregatio Sancti Spiritus) to which the proprietors belong. The Congregation of the Holy Spirit is an International Religious Order in the Catholic Church founded in France on May 27, 1703. The first Spiritan Missionaries arrived and began their Educational and evangelization work in Nigeria in 1885. Presently it has indigenous membership of over six hundred, working i