The National Universities Commission NUC has approved thirteen new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to be run by Kwara State University, Malete.
In a statement, the Acting Director University Relations, Dr . Saeedat Aliyu said the approval, was contained in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, signed by the Acting Director of Academic Planning of the NUC, Abubakar Girei, on behalf of the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission.
According to the statement , two of the programmes approved are at the undergraduate level while the other eleven are postgraduate programmes.
The statement explained that the approved programmes included Ph.D. Human Kinetics, Ph.D. Special Education, M.Sc. Medical Laboratory Science, Masters in Public Sector Accounting, and Masters in Development Finance among others.
The statement noted that the programmes are to be run in full-time mode and are to commence from 2024/2025 academic session.
In his reaction to the NUC approval, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, commended the state government for the support in achieving the feat .
He appreciated the steadfastness of staff of the institution for their readiness to contribute more to human capital development.
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