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:

28th to 30th November, 2024

INSTITUTION:

Hallmark University, Ijebi Itele, Ogun

DISCIPLINE:

Communication and Media Studies

PROGRAMME:

Mass Communication

PROGRAMME SCORE:

88.00%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

INTERIM

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Only 53% of academic staff have benefited from staff development programme in the last 3 years.

2. The are no modern facilities like digital consoles, mixers and cameras.

3. Professorial offices are not adequate. They are not spacious and lack in-built conveniences.

 

1. All academic staff should participate in various staff development programmes.

2. The University should acquire more modern facilities like digital consoles, mixers and cameras.

Professorial offices should be well equipped with state of the art facilities like television, refrigerator, white boar, in built convenience and book shelves.

 

The total score for the programme is 88.00%. It scored 34 (91.89%)  in Academic Matters, 32 (91%) in Staffing, 23 (85.19%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 1 (50.00%) in Employers’ Rating. Based on the fact that the programme scored less than 70% in any of the four core components (Academic Matters, Staffing, Physical Facilities and Library), the Panel recommended  INTERIM accreditation status for the Programme.

B.    APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION

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