Our Character

Address from the President

United for Benefits

Calvary University is a virtual platform for higher education in several disciplines. A diverse group of educational faculties who each specialize in one field of a whole range of disciplines, are able to work together as a private university for the benefit of students internationally. These benefits are:

• Relevant qualifications
• Dedicated academics
• Technologically advanced presentation
• Affordable fees
• Accredited standing internationally
• Quality assurance
• Local availability

Relevant Qualifications

CU offers programmes that provide answers to the needs of students. Students are in new environments with specific challenges not common in the past. Suitable academic knowledge must be applied. Therefore CU programmes have appropriate objectives which state that the recipient of the qualification has acquired these indicated abilities, skills and levels of competency. These are the qualifications that are in high demand in the modern workplace.

Dedicated Academics

CU is able to deliver these excellent qualifications through Learning Centres or Calvary Groups and an academic tutor, to an effective and satisfactory conclusion. All organizations and tutors are to be accredited to comply to acceptable standards of higher education for the level and subjects handled. CU makes use of academics who are qualified to act as tutors and who are located close to each student. Allocations to a tutor are combined with the student application for enrolment at a Calvary Group.

Technologically Advanced Presentation

Programme selection on an interactive database driven Website is being developed. This e-learning format is cutting edge technology and shows the learner-centred flexibility of our academic learning paths. Programmes are developed for personal e-learning delivery. This method integrates excellent textbooks with learning material on a CD-ROM such as a study guide, study notes and outlines, power point slides, supporting Websites with on-line libraries and dictionaries. This e-learning format development has taken years to complete and is an on-going development.

Affordable Fees

We have set CU study fees at such a level that they are within reach of every student. Since a range of established and tested programme material was developed over many years, students can now enjoy the benefit of these substantially lower fees. CU also contributes towards intellectual development in third world countries through cooperating agreements in Turkey, India, South Africa, Uzbekistan, and China. Through these projects, we reach many thousands of students which further enable us to maintain lower towards education for all, in many countries internationally.

Accredited Standing Internationally

As a private institute of learning, Calvary University has international accreditation since the institution meets the Standards for Accreditation of Christian Quality Assurance (CQA) and complies with its policies. Although CU does not have to submit to governmental accreditation, the Standards for Accreditation establish minimum criteria for institutional quality. CU operates on CQA’s Quality Management System. Christian Quality Assurance has as its primary purpose the international accreditation of Christian higher educational institutions.

Quality Assurance

Calvary University students are assured that we offer the best educational programmes, which are designed to impart those skills and such academic knowledge which will significantly improve their lives. As an institute we manage quality by regular review of our programmes and have a regular quality interview with our faculty and administrative staff. We also get feed-back from students for improvement of the information provision and delivery of the programme.

Local Availability

Calvary students do not need to go to a remote campus. Our presence is virtual, that means it is virtually everywhere – it is right where you, the student, are. We have solved the problems of distance education in an innovative way through our advanced and unique e-learning format:

• Using the services of local educational organisations
• Organizing study/discussion group under the leadership by a Tutor
• Linking students with qualified tutors as a sounding board, for some of the assessments and to evaluate practical competency
• Establish a practical environment for relevant practical experience
• Prescribing the world's most outstanding textbooks that have an extensive technological support base and which are suitable for e-learning

This model is in line with modern educational thinking. It makes use of the latest available technology to make up what remote locations lack in terms of class presence or live lectures by highly qualified lecturers. We believe that the use of generally available technology combined with local contact provides a state of the art solution to higher education for all, to be employed everywhere.

A Preferred Training

We believe in the principle of mentoring which is the way in which our Lord Jesus trained his disciples. Education cannot be mere academic training, it is also character formation. At Calvary we adhere to Christian standards and values to provide an environment which the student chooses to accept. Others are also welcome, as long as they are fully aware that, in our effort to maintain excellence, we will not compromise on the centrality of the cross of Calvary.

   President - Calvary University

See Ephesians 4:11