National Universities Commission, NUC, has re-accredited the 25 undergraduate programmes of Kwara State University, KWASU, which were submitted during the October/November 2024 accreditation exercise.
The accreditation results, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, and dated April 30, were signed by the NUC’s Acting Director of Accreditation, Abraham Chundusu.
A statement signed by the Acting Director of University Relations, Saeedat Aliyu, and released to the press yesterday, revealed that 21 of the programmes received full accreditation, while four were granted interim accreditation.
“The programmes with full accreditation include Taxation, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Food Engineering, Biochemistry, Environmental Management and Toxicology, Physics, and Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.
“Others are Special Education, French Education, Christian Religious Studies Education, Islamic Studies Education, Arabic Education, and Computer Science Education.
“Business Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Management, Agriculture Education, Biology Education, Physics Education, and Chemistry Education complete the list of programmes with full accreditation.
“French, Mathematics Education, English Education, and Yoruba Education were granted interim accreditation,” the statement added.
According to the statement, programmes granted full accreditation are valid for five years, while those with interim accreditation hold for two years, after which the NUC will conduct a re-evaluation.
Reacting to the results, Professor Jimoh commended the university staff for successfully presenting their programmes for re-accreditation.
Jimoh stated that the management of KWASU would continue to support all academic, research and community development activities, calling for greater commitment from all to elevate the university to even greater heights.
