A Global University
of the International Circle of Faith
Where faith meets
academic rigour.
Accredited degrees taught from Buea, Douala and online worldwide — by people who practised what they teach, to students who were never given the door.
About the university
A university in pursuit of a brighter future
The International Circle of Faith (ICOF) represents a contemporary movement committed to reviving and perpetuating the original apostolic message, authority, power, and anointing. With a global reach, ICOF unites ministers and ministries worldwide under a common vision of unity, prioritizing collaboration over division. Emerging from the core principles of ICOF, ICOF Global University endeavors to provide accredited education and training. Since its inception in 2007, our institution has been dedicated to nurturing professionals across various domains, championing excellence in education and service to humanity.
Academic pathways
Start where you are. Go as far as you intend.
Each award articulates into the next. A completed diploma may carry advanced standing into a bachelor’s degree, so the first qualification you earn here is a step rather than a ceiling.
- Certificate
Up to one year
A focused entry point, or formal recognition of experience you already have.
- Diploma
One to two years
Career-ready professional qualification, and advanced standing towards a degree.
- Bachelor’s
Three to four years
The full undergraduate degree, and the gateway to graduate study.
- Master’s
One to two years
Graduate specialisation by coursework or research, at 120 credits.
- Doctorate
Three years or more
Supervised original research, examined on a thesis defended before a panel.
A university without borders.
Welcome
A word from our Chancellor
Across Africa and far beyond it, there are men and women with the calling and the capacity for higher study who have never been given the door. We were founded to open that door.
Preparing people for the world that is coming.
Explore the universitySchools and faculties
Five disciplines. One standard.
41 programmes, from a one-year certificate to a doctorate, on campus in Buea and Douala and online worldwide.
TheologyPreparing Christian leaders, ministers, missionaries and theologians for service throughout Africa and the world.12 programmes
School of MinistryForming pastors, evangelists and church leaders for the work itself — the congregation, the mission field and the organisation that carries them.6 programmes
Engineering & TechnologyBuilding practitioners who can design, install, maintain and secure the systems modern work depends on — in African economies and in the international market their skills travel to.11 programmes
Business & ManagementTraining ethical administrators, accountants and managers for enterprise, government and the not-for-profit sector, in Africa and wherever our graduates are called to serve.10 programmes
EducationForming teachers who can hold a classroom and reach the child in it — for schools across Africa and for the diaspora communities that share them.2 programmes
Studying here
Designed around your life.
- Flexible
- Online, on campus in Buea or Douala, or blended — built for people who cannot stop everything for three years.
- Personal
- Your questions reach the person teaching the course, not an assistant.
- Global
- Begin the day you are admitted, from wherever you already are.
Research & innovation
Scholarship in service of society
Our research programme is young and is being built deliberately — three places, each with the council or centre answerable for it.
- Dissertation CouncilDoctoral research examined under Professor Emeritus Arch Bishop Godfred Anyere Tah.
- PPDI-RC, NigeriaApplied research in behavioral therapy, agritech and community development.
- Theology & African SocietyFaculty publishing where faith meets the social questions facing African communities.
Where we teach from
Four places. One degree.
Two campuses in Cameroon, a professional development centre in Nigeria, and every programme taught online to students on every continent. Wherever you study with us, you are a full member of this university — the same faculty, the same examinations, the same degree.
BueaCameroon
Principal campus and the Faculty of Theology
DoualaCameroon
School of Theology, Douala
NigeriaPPDI-RC
Professional development centre — not a teaching campus
OnlineWorldwide
The student portal, the library and your faculty
Admissions
Your future starts here.
Applications are open across all 41 programmes — on campus in Buea and Douala, or online from wherever you already are. Admission is enrolment: you may begin studying from the date of your offer.
Accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education since 2007 · Buea · Douala · Nigeria · Online worldwide