LASU secures NUC approval to commence 20 new academic programmes; The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the start of twenty (20) new undergraduate programs at Lagos State University, which might be seen as a significant academic milestone. An accomplishment unheard of in the university’s history, the twenty programs authorized represent 100% of the programs the university submitted for resource verification by the regulatory body.
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LASU secures NUC approval to commence 20 new academic programmes
The recently approved programs include B.Sc. degrees in architecture, building, estate management, environmental management, industrial design, survey and geo-informatics, quantity surveying, urban and regional planning, B.A. degrees in fine arts, B.LIS. degrees in library and information science, B.Ed. degrees in special education, B.Eng. degrees in industrial engineering & production, B.MLS. degrees in medical laboratory science, B.A. degrees in linguistics, and B.Eng. degrees
The approval came as a result of a resource verification exercise conducted in April of this year by panels of experts from the NUC on the twenty (20) new programs housed in the university’s four newly established faculties and schools: the School of Library, Archival and Information Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, and Faculty of Environmental Sciences.
The programs will run full-time beginning with the 2023–2024 academic session, according to the NUC’s letter of approval, which the University received on Friday, July 7, 2023.
The clearance signifies the accomplishment of one of the strategic objectives of the university’s present administration, which is led by Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM. This objective was to build and launch new academic programs in four new faculties and schools.
In response to the announcement, the vice chancellor thanked Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State and a visitor to the institution, for providing the direction and encouragement necessary to realize the objective. He also congratulated the entire university community on its success.
We are LASU, we are great!
E-Signed
Onashile Thomas Oluwayemisi
Center for Information and Public Relations coordinator
University of Lagos.
