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:

18/11/2024 to 20/11/2024

INSTITUTION:

Bayero University, Kano

DISCIPLINE:

Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Biochemistry

PROGRAMME SCORE:

86.40%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1) The Curriculum has only one innovative course presented
2)Staff offices particularly Professorial Offices are not adequately furnished. For example, no whiteboard, no TV.
3) Some of the public address system and multimedia equipment are not fully functional.
4) Internet bandwidth in the library is weak and therefore accessibility of the library materials is limited outside the library.

 

1) The Curriculum should be reviewed so that more innovative courses are included.
2) Professor’s offices should be adequately furnished to include refrigerator, TV and whiteboard
3) Regular maintenance of equipment and multimedia system should be done
4) Library internet bandwidth should be upgraded for easy accessibility outside the library

 

The total score for the programme is 86.40%. It scored 32 (86.49%)  in Academic Matters, 32 (91.0%) in Staffing, 20 (74.07%) in Physical Facilities, 17 (94.44%) in Library. The programme scored 2 (66.67%) 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