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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:

12th – 14th December

INSTITUTION:

Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu

DISCIPLINE:

Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Microbiology

PROGRAMME SCORE:

88%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. 35% of the academic staff have not benefitted from the staff development programme

2. 44.4% of the non-academic staff have not benefitted from the staff development programme

3. The laboratory for the programme does not have the following equipment specified in the BMAS such as HPLC, Anaerobic incubator, cold incubator, 70 degree freezer, dark field microscope and phase contrast microscope.

4. Academic staff offices are inadequate in space

5. The university is subscribed to only 1 database

6. Funding is inadequate for the programme

 

1. The University should ensure that all academic staff benefit from the staff development programme.

2. The University should ensure that all non-academic staff benefit from the staff development programme

3. All essential laboratory equipment should be provided for the programme in line with BMAS

4. Standard and spacious offices should be provided for the programme

5. The university should ensure that additional database is subscribed.

6. The programme should be adequately funded

 

The total score for the programme is 88%. It scored 37 (97.30%)  in Academic Matters, 35 (97.14%) in Staffing, 27 (74.1%) in Physical Facilities, 18 (77.7%) in Library. The programme scored 3 (33.33%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 2 (100.00%) 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