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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:

18th November to 20th November 2024

INSTITUTION:

Bayero University, Kano

DISCIPLINE:

Environmental Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Geography

PROGRAMME SCORE:

92.80%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1) Only Three innovative courses are included in the curriculum
2)Internal Quality Assurance system is not effective, as minutes held are infrequent and not properly documented.
3) 40% of the academic staff did not benefit from staff development program
4) 74% of the Non academic staff did not benefit from any development program.
5) Funding is not very adequate for the programme

 

1) Institution is encouraged to introduce more innovative courses
2) Internal Quality Assurance System at the Departmental level should be made more functional
3)The Institution is advised to improve its capacity building programs
4) Opportunities should be made more open for non academic staff capacity building
5) Improved funding is recommended11 for the programme

 

The total score for the programme is 92.80%. It scored 35 (94.59%)  in Academic Matters, 31 (89%) in Staffing, 26 (96.30%) in Physical Facilities, 18 (100.00%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) 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