APUDI Institute for Peace Studies and Social Rehabilitation (APIS) is the training, consulting, research, re-orientation and rehabilitation arm of Al-Mustapha Peace, Unity and Development Initiative (APUDI).
It is fully registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria. Also, it is affiliated and accredited with other professional and research bodies both locally and internationally. These include the CGS International, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Washington D.C, University of Nicosia Cyprus, United Nation Institute for Disarmament and research (UNIDIR) and University of Abuja (The domiciled institution).
The Institute is in collaboration with University of Abuja since 2016 and provides platform for the running of postgraduate degree programmes of the University which was considered as a new frontier of synergy and partnership between private and public institutions in Nigeria.
In order to expand the coast of the Institute to meet the international best practice of educational business, MoU was entered with Nasarawa State University, Keffi as an affiliate Institution to run Postgraduate programmes (Ph.D, M.Sc and PGD) in some of the designated courses approved by the University Senate.
To ensure quality control of the Institute programmes, Nasarawa State University, Keffi approves the curriculum and personnel while the Institute provides professional training and linkages with professional bodies. It also provides the facilities and other logistic support including study tours, facility management and e-learning exchange programmes under the auspices of the University Senate.
The Institute is co-ordinated and managed by the Director General who reports to the Chief Executive Officer, Academic Board and University Sonal through Postgraduate School accordingly.
The programmes are designed in such a way that students are given perspectives that would broaden their knowledge and equip them with cognitive, affective and psychomotor competencies for service delivery to the society.
To ensure that the programmes meet the global University standard, the academic staff are drawn from different backgrounds of study, relevant to the courses offered. Most of the professors and other senior academic staff are drawn largely from diverse field of studies related to the programmes offered in the Institute. Occasionally, experienced resource persons from various fields and work places both within and outside the country are brought to share their wealth of experiences and technical knowledge from their various fields. This is a deliberate effort to bridge the gap between scholars and practitioners. This is a major distinguishing feature that stands the Institute out from other institutions.