It was another plus for the University of Calabar under the leadership of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, as the National University Commission (NUC) announced the approval of 6 new undergraduate programmes to commence in the 2024/2025 academic session.
The new academic programmes are; Cyber Security, Information Technology, Information System, Software Engineering, Environmental Standards and Building.
A letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Obi, and signed by the Acting Director, Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei, on behalf of the NUC Executive Secretary, disclosed that the approval followed the report by her Panels of Experts who conducted a resource verification exercise in December 2024 in the institution to assess the human and material resources available to establish the programmes.
The letter stated that the approval does not cover the Part-Time Mode (PTM) of delivery adding that if the University intends to commence the PTM, a request would have to be transmitted to NUC for further processing.
It also stated that the programmes shall bear only the approved titles and nomenclature and that any quest for change will require the approval of the Commission.
This pleasant development is coming on the heels of an earlier approval granted to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi by NUC in December 2024 to establish a College of Education at the University of Calabar.
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