By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the full-time take off of new programmes at the Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, with effect from the 2026/2027 academic session.
This is contained in a statement by KWASU’s Director, University Relations, Prof. Saeedat Aliyu on Wednesday in Ilorin.
Aliyu said the approval is contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Jimoh Shaykh-Luqman, and signed by the NUC’s Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei.
She said that 14 of the programmes were at the undergraduate level, while 10 were at the postgraduate level.
”The approved undergraduate programmes are B.Sc. Architecture, B.Sc. Quantity Surveying, B.Sc. Surveying and Geoinformatics, B.Nsc. Nursing Science, B.Ed. Educational Technology, B.Ed. Guidance and Counselling, B.Ed. Health Education, and B.Ed. Entrepreneurship Education.
”Others are B.Sc. Insurance and Risk Management, B.Ed. Technology Education, B. Community Health Science, B.Eng. Computer Engineering, B.Eng. Industrial and Production Engineering, and B.Eng. Biomedical Engineering.
“....graduate programmes include M.A. and Ph.D. Fine and Applied Arts, M.A. and Ph.D. Performing Arts, M.A. Linguistics, PGD M. Tech, and Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, Ph.D. Hospitality and Tourism Managment, Ph.D. Public Administration, and Ph.D. Mass Communication,” Aliyu said
She quoted the VC of the institution as expressing excitement and congratulating the staff of the university who worked tirelessly to ensure the success of the resource verification exercise by the regulatory agency.
”The university will continue to sustain the excellence in teaching, research, and community development for which the institution is reputed.
“This is by producing excellent human capital resources needed to propel global development,” he said.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)