The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted accreditation to 20 academic programs at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil.
This announcement was made by the university’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Musa Tukur Yakasai, in a statement to the press on Wednesday.
The Vice Chancellor revealed that the NUC had evaluated 24 of their academic programs, with 20 receiving full accreditation status.
The remaining four programmes were given interim accreditation status, indicating that they require improvement in certain areas.
It was gathered that the rigorous accreditation process assessed the quality and standards of educational offerings by the Dangote varsity across various disciplines.
The programmes that received full accreditation after the NUC’s assessment include: Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry and Wildlife Management, Architecture, Information and Communication Technology, Automobile Technology Education, Building Technology Education, Computer Science Education, Education Mathematics and Metalwork Technology Education.
Other accredited programmes include Woodwork Technology Education, Automotive Engineering, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Quantity Survey, Biochemistry, Science Laboratory Technology, Geography and Meteorology.
“This accomplishment reflects our unwavering commitment to providing high-quality education and maintaining academic excellence.
“The pogrammes with full accreditation have met and exceeded the NUC’s stringent standards, ensuring robust academic curricula, competent faculty, adequate facilities, and significant research outputs.
“The university administration is dedicated to continuous improvement and enhancement of our academic programmes,” Prof Musa Yakasai said.
Speaking on the four academic programmes that were not granted full accreditation status, the VC said the university would promptly address the areas requiring improvement to achieve full accreditation shortly.
“We are implementing strategic measures to upgrade the resources and infrastructure necessary for the programmes with interim status, ensuring they meet the high standards set by the NUC,” he said.
Source: The Nation