NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
8TH TO 11TH DECEMBER 2024
INSTITUTION:
University of Maiduguri
DISCIPLINE:
Education
PROGRAMME:
Arabic Education
PROGRAMME SCORE:
80.00%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
INTERIM
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
1. More innovative courses required. 2. More skills acquisition needed. 3. Inadequate number of academic core staff 4. Inconsistency in staff mix by rank 5. Inadequacy in academic and non-academic staff development programme. 6. More safety and environmental sanitation equipment needed 7. Slow iternet connectivity 8. Funding is inadequate for the programme.
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1. The university should add more innovative courses as only ARB 402 and ARB 418 were seen.
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The total score for the programme is 80.00%. It scored 29 (90.63%) in Academic Matters, 20 (57.14%) in Staffing, 24 (88.89%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored less than 70% in any of the four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended INTERIM accreditation status for the Programme.
B. APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION
Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of INTERIM accreditation status for the Programme