European Nazarene College
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History of EuNC
EuNC began as a vision in 1963 in the minds and hearts of Jerald Johnson, serving in Germany, and Bob Cerrato of Italy to serve continental Europe with the purpose of training persons for ministry.
Permission was given to the two to begin the college. A building was found in a little German village surrounded by Switzerland, the village of Büsingen. The mandate of the college was to be international in scope, with English as the medium of instruction, and to prepare persons for ordination and Christian service.
The first rector, Rev. John B. Nielson, was appointed in 1965 and classes began January 10, 1966.
EuNC has continued to fulfil its original purpose as the school developed as an institution. In 1977 the school affiliated itself with MidAmerica Nazarene University and was able to offer a fully accredited Bachelor of Arts degree. In the early 1990’s the school started theological education by extension
and through this expanded its mission to include many students from various countries who are not able to study at the campus in Büsingen in the English language. As an international college it consistently has a campus community formed of students from an average of 15 different countries, and learning
centres in more than 15 European countries.
In January 2006 The Board of Trustees of EuNC accepted a new strategy Moving Forward, that reaffirms the mission and vision statement of EuNC and outlines the organisational priorities for the future of being “one multicultural and multinational school with one campus and administrative
centre and many teaching locations in various European countries" and aiming at “a high mobility of faculty and students between the campus and the various locations with the goal of exposing them to the best of residential and extension education".
The school is currently involved in implementing this strategy. In the Academic Year 2007-08 a New Curriculum is introduced at the Büsingen campus as well as a modular system of courses offerings. Other significant changes are in progress for the various learning centres as well.
20 June 2007