NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
9th to 11th December 2024
INSTITUTION:
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
DISCIPLINE:
Engineering
PROGRAMME:
Mechanical Engineering
PROGRAMME SCORE:
87.18%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
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1. The curriculum contains only two innovative courses. 2. Students’ degree projects are not well supervised as there is no consistency in project writing format. 3. 55.6% of the academic staff and 95.9% of non-teaching staff have not benefitted from Staff Development Programme in the past three years. 4. Physical library books and journals are inadequate in number and currency. 5. Funding for the programme is inadequate.
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1. The University should ensure that the curriculum is enriched by the addition of at least four innovative courses without exceeding the maximum credit level. 2. The University should ensure that students’ degree projects are well supervised by qualified academic staff of the programme to maintain consistency in project writing format. 3. The University should ensure that all academic staff and non-teaching staff benefit from Staff Development Programme. 4. More current books and journals should be procured for the programme. 5. The programme should be adequately funded
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The total score for the programme is 87.18%. It scored 29 (93.55%) in Academic Matters, 25 (75.76%) in Staffing, 26 (96.30%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (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