Transport University Daura Get NUC Approval To Take-Off With 14 Programmes
- NUC has approved the take-off of fourteen programmes for the Federal University of Transportation Daura, in Katsina State
- The VC, Prof. Umar Adam-Katsayal said the NUC approval was conveyed in a letter addressed to him on October 18, 2023
- The newly established institution has been named the ‘Muhammad Buhari University of Transportation Daura
- Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5-year-experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
Daura, Katsina state - The Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, has gotten the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the commencement of fourteen key programmes.
The pioneer vice-chancellor of the university, Prof. Umar Adam-Katsayal, disclosed this on Saturday, October 21, Daily Nigerian reported.
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The recently established institution has been named the ‘Muhammad Buhari University of Transportation Daura.’
Adam-Katsayal said the approval was gotten following the recent visit of the NUC resource verification team to the university.
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According to Vanguard, the VC said the commission’s acting director, Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei conveyed the approval in a letter addressed to him, dated October 18, 2023.
“The acting Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the programmes to be run in the Main Campus of the University with effect from the 2023/2024 session,”
He added that “the approval does not cover the part-time mode of delivery of the programmes.
“B.Eng. Civil Engineering,
B.Eng. Electrical Electronics Engineering,
B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering,
B.Eng. Mechatronics Engineering
B.Eng. Railway Engineering
B.Eng. Highway Engineering
B.Sc. Aviation Management
B.Sc. Transport Management
B.Sc. Logistics and Supply Chain Management,
B.Sc. Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration,
BSc. Railway Transport Management
B.Sc. Sea Port and Dry Port Management
B.Sc. Inland Waterways Safety and Environmental Administration
B.Sc. Maritime Economics.
NUC approves 20 new courses for Lagos State University
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that NUC approved the commencement of 20 new programmes at the undergraduate level for the Lagos State University (LASU).
A statement released by the university indicates that the approval followed a resource verification exercise carried out in April 2023 by panels of experts from the NUC.
Legit.ng gathers that the courses will start running from the 2023/2024 academic session.
UK universities seek NUC’s approval to run degree programmes in Nigeria
Two universities in the United Kingdom, London Academy Business School and the University of Sunderland have had a meeting with the NUC in Abuja, to seek approval to run degree programmes in the country.
The meeting with the acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, in Abuja, was confirmed in a statement on Thursday, October 12.
Dr Derek Watson, who led a delegation from the University of Sunderland, said the meeting with NUC was productive.
Source: Legit.ng
