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:

11th – 13th December, 2024

INSTITUTION:

Benue State University, Makurdi

DISCIPLINE:

Environmental Sciences

PROGRAMME:

Urban and Regional Planning

PROGRAMME SCORE:

84.80%

 

ACCREDITATION STATUS:

 

FULL

 

DEFICIENCIES

REMEDIES

1. Non Academic staff are not adequate in number
2.There is no evidence of staff development for the non academic staff
3. 45.5% of the Academic staff do not have Ph.D
4. The Programme lack some modern equipment such as ; Drones and GIS
5. There is poor sanitation around the environment

 

1. The University should employ more non-academic staff (technical staff) for the programme.
2. The University should ensure that non academic staff benefit from staff development programme.
3. The University should ensure that all Academic staff have Ph.D
4.The University should procure Drones and GIS for the Programme
5. The University that the environment is tidy

 

The total score for the programme is 84.80%. It scored 34.5 (93.24%)  in Academic Matters, 28 (80.00%) in Staffing, 24 (88.89%) in Physical Facilities, 16 (88.89%) in Library. The programme scored 1.5 (50.00%) in Funding, 2 (66.67%) in Research and Collaborations and 0 (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