NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
A. SUMMARY OF PANEL’S REPORT
DATE OF VISITATION:
17th to 22nd November, 2024
INSTITUTION:
Bayero University, Kano
DISCIPLINE:
Medicine
PROGRAMME:
Medicine & Surgery
PROGRAMME SCORE:
85.60%
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
FULL
DEFICIENCIES |
REMEDIES |
1. Only two innovative courses were added in the curriculum. 2. The internal quality assurance system does not exist in some departments. And there is no record of meetings in the existing ones. 3. 42.6% of the Academic Staff did not benefit from the Staff Development Programme. 4. 86.7% of the Non-academic Staff did not benefit from the Staff Development Programme. 5. Laboratory space is inadequate. And equipments like Cryostal and Electro microscope are not available. 6. There are no public address system in the thearters in the pre-clinicals (Basic Medical Sciences). And the white boards and projectors are not well maintained. 7. Toilet sanitation was poor as there was inadequate supply of water in the facilities. 8. Funding for the programme is inadequate. 9. Tracer system is not properly documented.
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1. The University should ensure the inclusion of four (4) or more innovative courses in the Curriculum. 2. The University should ensure that all the departments have effective and functional Internal Quality Assurance System. 3. The University should ensure that all Academic Staff benefit from the Staff Development Programme. 4. The University should ensure all Non- academic Staff benefit from the Staff Development Programme. 5 . The University should provide adequate laboratory space and equipments for the programme. 6. The University should ensure that the white boards, projectors and public address system are adequate and well maintained in the pre- clinicals (Basic Medical Sciences). 7. The University should ensure adequate water supply and good sanitation for the toilet facilities. 8. The University should ensure adequate funding for the programme. 9. The University should ensure proper documentation of tracer system.
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The total score for the programme is 85.60%. It scored 34 (91.89%) in Academic Matters, 29 (57%) in Staffing, 21 (77.78%) in Physical Facilities, 18 (100.00%) in Library. The programme scored 1 (33.33%) in Funding, 3 (100.00%) in Research and Collaborations and 1 (50.00%) 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