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Our Mission

VISION

A world where our student body contributes to society and serves the global community.

MISSION

The mission of Merit University is to provide diverse groups of foreign and domestic students with an affordable higher-education experience that integrates academic and professional goals with social development and community-building opportunities centered on Christian principles.
 
Merit University offers career-focused graduate-degree programs in management and business administration with a focus on delivering exceptional knowledge and developing highly marketable skills in a range of specialist fields enabling graduates to pursue meaningful contribution and service to the modern global economy.

INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES

To achieve its stated Mission Statement, Merit University will:

  • Offer a high-standard curriculum that is both affordable and challenging and meets the student’s educational and professional needs and goals.
  • Retain highly qualified and experienced faculty who provide top-notch educational services to ensure student success.
  • Provide well-trained administrative staff who adhere to ethical standards and encourage a campus environment that promotes inclusivity and community.
  • Support students’ career development through career services such as internships, on-campus work-study opportunities, and professional development workshops.
  • Provide continuous program assessment plans to ensure the effectiveness of the programs that evaluate and measure student learning outcomes.
  • Create and sustain a Christian campus that is student-centered, where all individuals are valued, and diversity is embraced.

INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through attainment of the Institutional Objectives, the following Institutional Learning Outcomes will be met. Students will:

  • Practice critical thinking and quantitative reasoning in business judgment, decision making, and problem-solving.
  • Utilize effective and persuasive communication and writing strategies in business leadership.
  • Develop specialized knowledge in their chosen field of study.
  • Collect and analyze information in support of academic, professional, and personal needs.
  • Demonstrate understanding and maintain the respect of others, encouraging the diversity of individuals, groups, communities, cultures, and religions.

FAITH STATEMENT

MU subscribes to the following Faith Statement:

  1. We affirm that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God, perfectly preserved in its original manuscripts and sufficient to guide faith and practice. God is the source of all truth, and all academic pursuits are enriched by a reverence for divine wisdom.
  2. We believe in one eternal God, Creator of heaven and earth, who exists in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit- one in essence, power, and glory.
  3. We believe that all people are created in the image of God with inherent dignity, purpose, and value—regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or belief.
  4. We believe that humanity, though created good, fell into sin through disobedience and is in need of redemption. We believe that salvation is entirely by the grace of God and is a gift received through faith alone in Jesus Christ.
  5. Christ’s life is the model for leadership, calling us to serve others with humility, integrity, and compassion and to seek justice and mercy in all our dealings.
  6. Education is a form of stewardship, equipping students to develop their God-given talents and resources for the common good, moral leadership, and global service.
  7. We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ as the first fruits of those who have died, the return of Jesus Christ, and the final judgment. The redeemed will enjoy eternal life in the presence of God, and the unredeemed will face eternal separation.