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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:

17 to 21 November, 202421

INSTITUTION:

Usumanu Danfodiyo University

DISCIPLINE:

Medicine

PROGRAMME:

Dentistry

PROGRAMME SCORE:

77.77%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

There is no quality assurance Committee in the college
Less than 70 percent of academic staff benefited from staff development programme in the University
Non teaching staff did not benefit in staff development programme in the university

 

The university should establish quality assurance Committee in the College
The university should ensure that more than 70 percent of academic staff benefits from the staff development programme
Non teaching staff should also be encourage to benefits from staff development programme

 

The total score for the programme is 77.77%. It scored 21.9 (84.23%)  in Academic Matters, 27.6 (79%) in Staffing, 19 (70.37%) in Physical Facilities, 14.3 (79.44%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2.3 (76.67%) in Research and Collaborations and (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