Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Theology
The BA in Theology is a four-year program when studied full-time. It will deepen your understanding of the Bible, Christian discipleships, worship, mission, ethics and pastoral ministry.
This program equips students for leadership in the church and a range of other contexts – in the public, private. non-governmental and governmental sectors.
Diploma of Arts in Theology
The Diploma in Theology is a three-year program when studied full-time. It is designed to equip lay and ordained church leaders as well as to provide a good higher education background for a variety of career options in administration, non-governmental, private and public sectors
Certificate of Arts in Theology
The Certificate in Theology is a two-year program when studied full-time. It provides students with a strong foundation of understanding of the Christian faith that can be applied to personal discipleship as well as ethical leadership in a range of vocations.
There is residential accommodation for theology students who live outside Juba. All programs are available as a full-time day program, and as a part-time evening program.
Classes for the full-time day program take place from 8.30 am to 3.00 pm from Monday to Friday, with occasional extra classes on Saturdays.
Classes for the part-time evening program take place from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm from Monday to Friday, with occasional extra classes on Saturdays.
Teaching Staff
Revd Abraham Maker Akur Kou
Revd Abraham Maker Akur Kou oversees all the administrative and academic affairs of BGST. He has served the University since 2013 when it was still Bishop Gwynne College, as a librarian, and as a college registrar. When the College became the University’s School of Theology, Revd Abraham was appointed University Chaplain and became Dean two years later. Rev’d Abraham Maker has a first degree from School of Management, University of Juba, a Bachelor of Theology from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, Cairo, and a Master of Divinity in Theological Studies, from Africa International University, Kenya. He is currently a PhD candidate in Theology at Uganda Christian University.
Revd Philip Lomoro John Benjamin
Revd Philip Lomoro John Benjamin is from Lainya County, Central Equatoria State. He worked as a teacher in Juba Diocese before pursuing his theology studies at George Whitefield College Cape town, where he was awarded his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. After two years as Assistant Lecturer at the Bishop Gwynne School of Theology, Revd Philip took up the additional responsibilities of Academic Registrar in the School of Theology.
Revd Dr James Aruma
Revd Dr James Aruma Ilarious is responsible for progressing the TEU vision of a multi-campus university by strengthening relationships with our affiliated colleges – currently in Kajo Keji, Maridi and Wau. Before joining TEU in March 2022, Dr. James taught for 18 years in Paul University, Institute of Theology Awka and for 2 years in Nnanmdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State, Nigeria. He has been Dean Students Affairs for 16 years and Dean of the Sandwich Programme for 2 years. He has a PhD in Church History.
Revd Dr Joseph Bilal
Revd Canon Dr Joseph Zebedayo Bilal oversees all academic aspects of the life of the University. Since 2013, he has been instrumental in leading the university from being a project to its status as a private university accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. Revd Dr Joseph has a BA and MA in Theology from the University of Bristol and a PhD from the London School of Theology, University of Middlesex.
Revd Alex Frazer
Revd Alex Frazer oversees all student affairs at TEU. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from George Whitefield College, South Africa, and a Master's in Theology from Uganda Christian University. He was a student at Bishop Gwynne College from 2014 to 2018. As Chaplain, his role is to provide opportunities to grow the spiritual life of the University through daily and weekly worship, encouraging staff and students to support one another in prayer and pastoral care, and signposting staff and students undergoing trauma and stress to counselling.
Revd Paul Issa
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Dr Eeva John
Dr Eeva John exercises executive leadership of the university. She has doctorates in Chemistry and Theology from Oxford and Cambridge Universities and has taught chemistry in Addis Ababa and Switzerland, and Theology in seminaries in Oxford, Bristol and Cambridge, UK. She helped to carry out the Feasibility Study for developing an ECSS university in 2011, and, in 2014, founded the UK partnership, ECSSSUP, which works alongside TEU.