NUC Approves 44 New Programmes for Federal Varsity in Katsina
AREWA AGENDA – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 44 new programmes at the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State.
The programmes, which are to be offered by the university starting from the 2023/2024 academic session, are 23 undergraduate and 21 postgraduate programmes.
This was contained in a statement issued to journalists yesterday by the Coordinator, Directorate of Public Relations and Protocol (DPRP) of the University, Mr. Habibu Umar Aminu.
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He explained that the approval for the commencement of the 44 new programmes was contained in a letter signed by the NUC’s Director of Academic Planning, Dr. NB Saliu.
Aminu added that the approval was sequel to an earlier resource verification visit to the university by the NUC panel of experts to the proposed programmes with a view to assessing the human and material resources available for their establishment.
The statement read in parts: “Some of the new undergraduate programmes include B.Sc Mass Communication, LL.B Law, B.Eng Mechatronics Engineering, B.Sc International Relations and Diplomacy, B.URP Urban and Regional Planning, B.Sc Applied Geophysics, B.Tech Entrepreneurship, B. Tech Textile Design Technology, among others.
He said: “The new programmes are in addition to over 80 different others already being offered at the university at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.”
