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NUC Accredits Achievers University Programmes

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited all the eight programmes of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, presented for accreditation exercise conducted in the University by the Commission between August 22 and 26, 2011. According to a report released to the University and signed by Professor Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary, NUC, the eight programmes are in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS) and the College of Social and Management Sciences (COSMAS). Those in CONAS are Biochemistry, Computer and Information Systems, Industrial Chemistry, Medical Laboratory Science and Microbiology. The accredited programmes in the CONAS are Accountancy, Business Administration and Economics.

The eight programmes were the first set of courses patronized, out of a total of 19 programmes approved by the Commission at inception in 2008. Other programmes, which have since come on board afterwards, will undergo accreditation when they are duly mature.

Professor Adebayo Odebiyi, the Vice Chancellor of the University, who was happy with the news, wants the institution’s anxious parents and sponsors to note that the programmes in a university do not necessarily mature at the same time. The determining factor, he said, is the time when each programme commences so long as it is not allowed to run beyond three years before it is accredited. He assured all of the University’s readiness to comply with NUC regulations, and its commitment to giving its students quality education within a socially and academically conducive environment in line with its vision to produce a total person, morally sound, properly educated and entrepreneurially oriented.

Achievers University obtained its operating licence on December 11, 2007 and commenced activities on April 7, 2008. The first set of “Achievers” have completed their various programmes after four sessions of academic pursuit, and are ready to serve their fatherland. The convocation ceremony is billed to hold later this year. read more