The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Medicine and Surgery and 23 other undergraduate and post-graduate programmes at the Kwara state University (KWASU) Malete.
The approval which was contained in a letter addressed to the vice-chancellor, Prof. Mustapha Akanbi, was signed by the director of academic planning, Dr. N.B. Saliu, for the executive secretary of the Commission.
Top on the list of approved programmes is the MBBS Medicine and Surgery; B.Eng. Food Engineering; B.Sc. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management; B.Sc. Taxation; B.Sc. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution; and B.Ed. Educational Management.
Other under-graduate programmes are B.A. Ed. in English Education, Christian Studies Education; Arabic Education; French Education; Islamic Studies Education; and, Yoruba Education.
The approval equally granted the establishment of a B.Sc. Ed. in Agricultural Education; Biology Education; Chemistry Education; Computer Science Education; Mathematics Education; and Physics Education.
Approved postgraduate programmes include M. Eng. and Ph.D. Electrical Electronics Engineering; M.Sc. and Ph.D. Plant and Environmental Biology; M. Eng. Mechanical Engineering, and M.Sc. Tourism and Hospitality Management.
The approval of the new programmes is with effect from the 2022/2023 academic session followed by resource verification visits by panels of experts to the university to assess the human and material resources available for their establishment.
