By Fatima Idris, Zaria The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment and running of four additional programmes a...
By Fatima Idris, Zaria
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment and running of four additional programmes at the Distance Learning Centre, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, effective from the 2023/2024 academic session.
The four new programmes, which will be offered via the Open and Distance Learning mode, include B.Sc. Mass Communication, Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS), Masters in Accounting, and Masters in Disaster and Risk Management (MDRM). This increases the total number of academic programmes at the Centre to 21, up from six in 2020.
A letter from the National Universities Commission, dated June 11, 2024, and signed by the Commission’s Acting Director of Open Distance and e-Learning, Dr. Funmilayo Morebise, conveyed the approval to the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
The letter, titled “Notification of Result of Programme Pre-validation Assessment Visit to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Distance Learning Centre,” explained that the approval followed a pre-validation visit to the Centre by a five-member NUC panel in April. The visit aimed to assess the human, material, and infrastructural resources available for delivering the programmes via open and distance learning (ODL) mode. According to the letter, the panel's report was considered by the Commission.
The panel confirmed the availability of the necessary skilled human resources, learning resources, ICT infrastructure, and a robust learning support framework essential for effectively delivering the content of the programmes.
“Having considered the panel’s findings and recommendations that the Distance Learning Centre of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria has satisfied critical areas of human, ODL infrastructure, and course materials requirements for the commencement of the four proposed programmes via the ODL mode, the Commission consequently upholds the recommendations of the panel for the validation of the four proposed programmes,” the letter stated.
The Commission also urged the Centre to implement the recommendations made by the panel to further assure quality in the delivery of the programmes.
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