The
departments and Schools that underwent the litmus test of NUC
accreditation exercise were; four departments in the School of
Engineering & Engineering Technology (SEET) namely; Agric &
Bioresources, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical/Electronic
Engineering, department of Information and Media Technology, School of
Information & Communication Technology (SICT), department of Water
Resources, Aquaculture & Fisheries Technology, School of Agriculture
& Agricultural Technology (SAAT), department of Geology, School of
Physical Sciences (SPS) and department of Library & Information
Technology, School of Technology Education (STE).
During
the exit meeting with the department of Geology on Tuesday, December 2,
2014 at the VC's Conference Room, Main Campus, the Leader of the team,
Prof. Agbaji Ogezi revealed that most of the team's assessments of the
institution's Geology programme are in conformity with NUC's required
standards.
Prof.
Ogezi commended the University's beautiful campus, while noting that
the assessments done by the team were on admission requirement, quality
of examinations, external examiner, staff ratio to students,
laboratory/lecture hall space, and curriculum as well as office
accommodation.
He
further praised Management of the University for providing wireless
internet facilities for both staff and students and for stocking the
departmental library with current titles.
In
the same vein, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Musbau
Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, received a preliminary report from the NUC
accreditation team to the department of Water Resources, Aquaculture
& Fisheries Technology, School of Agriculture & Agricultural
Technology (SAAT).
In
his brief report presentation to Management, Prof. Egrinuya Eneji
expressed satisfaction with the philosophy and O' Level requirements for
the programme, adding that they are in line with NUC's guidelines.
After
inspecting the University's engineering programmes for three days, the
accreditation team to School of Engineering & Engineering Technology
(SEET) led by Prof. Agboola Ogunlowo from FUT, Akure also presented
their preliminary report to the VC.
Speaking
at the brief event, Prof. Ogunlowo said the team members were impressed
with the general safety measures put in place by the University's
Management at the various laboratories and workshops, stating that it
would enhance quality learning, teaching and research.
The
team leader, appealed to Management to allow Lab technicians to undergo
training and re-training on safety measures and operation of
engineering equipment.
Other
teams that presented their preliminary reports to the VC were the
accreditation teams to departments of Library & Information
Technology and Information and Media Technology.
Responding,
the VC of the institution, Prof. Musbau Adewumi Akanji, FNSBMB, thanked
the various accreditation teams for their in-depth reports on the
programmes which he noted would help improve the quality of the
programmes as well as the University's graduates.
Prof.
Akanji assured the NUC teams that Management would look into the
reports and expedite action on all the observations raised while
pledging the institution's readiness to comply with all NUC guidelines
in the running of its programmes.
9 DEPTS. IN FUT, MINNA UNDERGOES NUC ACCREDITATION
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