About Us
Xavier Jesuit Institute is a non-profit educational and agroecological Catholic institute with a vision to form humane persons, who creatively work for the good. The institute is part of the missions of the Jesuits (members of the Society of Jesus), a Catholic Religious Order of Priests and Brothers, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. While beginning small as an institute, its objective is to grow into a Jesuit university of global repute, over time. Currently, the institute operates in two distinct areas of focus: First, academic and second, agriculture. The academic component of Xavier Jesuit Institute is the Ignatian Center for Educational Leadership (ICEL), which engages in educational consultancy, capacity building, and teacher/educational stakeholder formation. The agriculture component of the institute runs a farm. The farm is situated on 538.729 hectares of land in Ogbere-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria. The farm provides hands-on learning experiences for students and rural farmers in integral agriculture, agroecology and e-commerce. Xavier Jesuit Institute is committed to serving its students and immediate community, Nigeria and the world at large, in making a formidable and lasting impact on education and agriculture.
Our Mission
We are a non-profit educational and agroecological Catholic institute. We aim to provide training and capacity building to teachers and other educational stakeholders as well as engaging in agricultural research, and offering hands on learning experiences and skills to students and rural farmers. We do these through formation in education and leadership, consultancy, research and training in integral agriculture, agroecology and e-commerce.