GOMBE (Sundiata Scholar ) – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has fully accredited 43 academic programmes at the Federal University Kashere (FUK) in Gombe State.
The commission granted the approval for all the programmes presented by the institution for the October/November, 2023 accreditation exercise.
This is contained in a statement by its spokesperson, Mrs Janet Ezekiel in Gombe on Friday.
Ezekiel said the approval is contained in letter with reference number NUC/ES/412/VOL.14/327 addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Umaru Pate.
“The document captioned: Result of the October/November 2023 Accreditation of Academic Programmes in Nigerian Universities indicated that in line with the provision of section 10 (1) of the Education (National Minimum Standard and Establishment of Institutions) Act CAP E3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
“The commission has organized the accreditation of academic programmes at Federal University Kashere in October/November, and accredit all the 43 academic programmes that were presented in either Accredited, Full or Interim Accreditation Status,” she said.
Ezekiel said the exercise covered undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for initial accreditation and re-accreditation.
She said that four postgraduate and 3w undergraduate programmes earned full accreditation, while 7 other undergraduate programmes had interim accreditation.
“It is important to note that by implication any postgraduate programme with accredited status and undergraduate programme with full accreditation will remain valid for five years after which it will be presented for re-accreditation whereas, those with interim accreditation status will last for two years before re-accreditation,” she said.
According to Ezekiel, 98 academic programmes being run by the university got full accreditation including 49 postgraduate and 42 undergraduate while seven undergraduate programmes got interim accreditation status.
The statement quoted Pate as expressing joy over the successful outcome, describing it as “a collective achievement”.
While reiterating commitment to consolidate on the achievement, Pate sought for the support of the staff to transform the university into a “real citadel of learning”. (NAN)