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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

20-22,November,2024

INSTITUTION:

North Eastern University, Gombe

DISCIPLINE:

Communication and Media Studies

PROGRAMME:

Mass Communication

PROGRAMME SCORE:

82.77%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1) Inadequate Office equipment and appliances such as ACS and Refrigerators in the Staff Offices.
2) Inadequate multidisciplinary research and collaboration within and outside the University.
3) Funding is inadequate.

 

1) The University should provide facilities appliances such as ACS,Refrigerators.
2) University should enter into collaboration with other Media organization to encourage the programme.
3) The University should improve in funding.

 

The total score for the programme is 82.77%. It scored 29 (87.88%)  in Academic Matters, 29.5 (74%) in Staffing, 22 (81.48%) in Physical Facilities, 15 (83.33%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 1 (33.33%) in Research and Collaborations and 0 (0.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored up to 70% and above in all four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  FULL accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

Based on further analysis of the report, the Commission upholds the recommendation of  FULL accreditation status for the Programme