Accreditation Tech Report View

NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION

REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

A.        SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT

DATE OF VISITATION:

25th February to 1st March 2025

INSTITUTION:

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

DISCIPLINE:

Engineering

PROGRAMME:

Telecommunication Engineering

PROGRAMME SCORE:

92.56%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. The staff mix by rank of 36:24:40 does not meet the approved NUC guidelines in two categories.

2. 32% of the academic staff do not have Ph.D degree.

3. 32% of the non-academic staff and 25% of non-teaching staff have not benefitted from Staff Development Programme in the past three years.

4. Not all classrooms are well equipped with teaching aids such as projector, smartboard and public address systems

 

1. The University should ensure a staff mix by rank of 20:35:45 in line with NUC approved guidelines.

2. All the academic staff should be encouraged to obtain Ph.D degree.

3. The University should ensure that all academic and non-academic staff benefit from Staff Development Programme.

4. The University should ensure that adequate teaching aids are provided in the large classrooms

 

The total score for the programme is 92.56%. It scored 33 (100.00%)  in Academic Matters, 31 (89%) in Staffing, 25 (93%) in Physical Facilities, 18 (100.00%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) 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