The聽mock聽accreditation team of the 水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN) has visited聽the聽Kano Study Centre to ascertain the level of preparedness聽and readiness ahead of the forthcoming National Universities Commission聽(NUC) accreditation聽exercise.
The聽NUC accreditation team is expected at Kano Study Centre for聽the聽exercise聽in聽October,聽2023,聽the acting director of the聽centre, Muddasir Ahmad Ishaq, said.
The mock accreditation team, which was led by the Director, Directorate of Academic Planning (DAP), Prof. Godwin I. Akper, comprised of the Ag. Director, Learner Support Services (DLSS), Dean, Faculty of Arts along with the Head, Hausa Unit in the Department of Linguistics, Foreign and Nigerian Languages
According to the聽host聽director,聽the聽Kano centre facilities have聽undergone serious inspection聽and scrutiny聽to ensure聽that聽all is up聽to聽standard and聽in good shape聽to receive the NUC accreditation team.
The聽e-library, the聽library,聽facilitation hall,聽examination hall,聽offices,聽convenience rooms were聽some聽the facilities inspected,聽said Ishaq.
Shortly after the inspection, the team held a meeting with the management and staff of the聽centre where they聽advised them聽to ensure placement of Information Advice and Guidance聽(IA&G)聽Help聽Desk in strategic locations for students and visitors.
On his part,聽Akper further urged the聽centre to outline the records of all its needs in writing for onward transmission for immediate approval so as to aid and ensure a successful and hitch-free exercise.
He further enjoined the聽centre to,聽in a matter of urgency,聽organise a language聽laboratory orientation and with all the facilities placed聽appropriately.
It was in聽the聽light of this聽that聽the聽centre,聽as part of its聽preparations,聽organised an orientation to both new and existing students on the expectations of the accreditation and the roles聽they聽are expected to play during the exercise, the director said..
Ishaq added that the orientation was successfully conducted whereas the students were well and adequately equipped and ready for the exercise.