Vision
To become a model private international university characterized by high quality education and humanitarian values aimed at empowering underprivileged and disadvantaged students
Mission
To provide academically qualified students from underprivileged and disadvantaged backgrounds with both a quality education for them to succeed in life, and an education which will result is their valuing discipline, as well as being caring and giving individuals.
Core Values
Commitment to Excellence: At AIU, we commit to build a culture of excellence in all we do.
Spirit of Learning: We believe our continued success lies in the opportunity each member has to learn, develop and grow.
Integrity: We will conduct ourselves ethically in all interactions and in every aspect of our work.
Respect and Trust: We encourage building and maintaining effective personal and professional relationships with each other.
Teamwork: We will promote an environment that values individual and cultural differences, and encourage staff at all levels to work together to achieve common goals.
Passion for Service: We commit to serve and contribute to the community and society especially the disadvantaged and under privileged.
Through our Vision, Mission and Core Values, AIU is committed to:-
- High Quality, Relevant Education with a Heart
- The inculcation of Humanitarian Values
- The Empowerment of the Poor and the Underprivileged
What AIU Means By Being An International University
Far too often Universities consider themselves International or Internationalised, when some of the following features are in place:
1. Cross border activities such as movement of students and staff
2. The physical presence in other countries of branch campuses
3. Virtual programmes offered worldwide without learners having to relocate
4. Having large numbers of foreign students
However, far more important is the fact that the university's teaching, learning, research and service functions reflects "the process of integrating international, intercultural
and/or global dimensions into the goals, functions and delivery of higher education."[Knight, J.2005]
This means that this integrating process is a truly representative one, and not skewed or biased towards any particular viewpoint. It implies the development of a "synthesising mind" with the ability to systematically find patterns by putting ideas together and coming out with the bigger picture. This also implies the ability to present an international scenario that takes into account values and nuances, thus making it truly International. In this way, AIU is able to integrate the aforementioned values, hence contributing to a deeper understanding of other cultures.
AIU hopes that all staff and students will subscribe to this ideal and absorb it in to all of their academic pursuits.