NUC Accredits 22 New Academic Programmes For FUOYE - EDU-BIZNEWS

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

NUC Accredits 22 New Academic Programmes For FUOYE




Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in Ekiti State has recorded a major academic break-through, with accreditation of its 22 new academic programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC) 

NUC officially approved the programmes in a result on the accredidation exercise dated 11th December 2024, sent to the institution

Vice-Chancellor of the university,Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina in a statement by his  Special Adviser on Media, Dr Wole Balogun,described the development as another step forward in FUOYE’s ongoing commitment to academic growth and excellence

"This achievement marks another step forward in FUOYE’s ongoing commitment to academic growth and excellence", he stated  

The Vice-Chancellor expressed the determination of his management team to broaden the university’s academic offerings , saying  a formal invitation was extended to the NUC to assess existing facilities in preparation for the swift take-off of the programmes.

,"Professor Fasina’s commitment and strategic leadership bore fruit when the NUC conveyed its approval via a letter signed by Mr Abubakar M. Girei, Acting Director of Academic Planning, on behalf of the Executive Secretary".The NUC letter stated:

The letter further reads in parts : “I am directed to inform the Vice-Chancellor that the Acting Executive Secretary has approved the establishment of the following full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to commence at the main campus of the university from the 2024/2025 academic session.”

The newly approved programmes include three undergraduate degrees: B.Eng. Information and Communication Engineering, B.Eng. Software Engineering, and B.Sc. Cyber Security.

For postgraduate studies, the approved programmes are: PGDE (Education), PGD Science Education, PGD Criminology and Security Studies, and PGD Educational Management.

Additionally, the university will now offer M.Sc. and PhD in Science Education, M.Sc. and PhD in Criminology and Security Studies, M.Ed. and PhD in Business Education, and M.Ed. and PhD in Educational Management.

The list also includes five professional master’s programmes: Forensic Accounting, Financial Fraud Investigation and Intelligence, Public Finance Management, Crime Investigative Management, and Criminology and Security Studies.

"This milestone reflects FUOYE’s progressive strides under Professor Fasina’s administration, further cementing its status as a forward-looking institution committed to academic excellence and innovation", it lauded 

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