COOU Accredites The Status Of 20 Departments

National University Commission (NUC) Accreditation 2022/2023; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (COOU) Records "FULL Accreditation" Status In 20 Department.

Apr 7, 2023 - 11:45

National University Commission (NUC) Accreditation 2022/2023; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (COOU) Records "FULL Accreditation" Status In 20 Department

The University of Pride, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State has earned "Full Accreditation" status in the National Universities Commission's 2022/2023 Accreditation Exercise held in November/December 2022.

In a memo dated 9th March 2023, delivered to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Greg Nwakoby, signed by Arc. S.S Ikani, Deputy Director, Programme Accreditation on behalf of the Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission and sighted by COOUNews, the Commission revealed that out of the Twenty (21) programs that were accredited in the exercise, a total of Twenty (20) programmes had "Full Accreditation" status.

The Departments include; - Business Administration (Undergraduate & Postgraduate), - Accounting, - Banking & Finance, - Entrepreneurship, - Marketing, - Public Administration, - Theater Arts, - English Language, - Business Education.

Others include; - Computer Science Education, - Integrated Science, -Electrical & Electronics Engineering, - Mechanical Engineering, - Environmental Management, - Estate Management, - Law, - Pure & Industrial Chemistry, and - Mass Communication.

However, in Medicine and Surgery, it was an "Interim status" indicating that the Commission will revisit the Programme in the next two years. The Commission informed that the "interim status" in Medicine and Surgery will not affect the admission of students into the Programme within the Years under review.

Reacting to the development, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Greg Nwakoby, thanked the Commission for their due diligence in managing University programs across Universities in Nigeria while assuring that the University under his leadership will continue to do more in training the future professionals for the Country and the society at large. He further assured that in all areas where more efforts are needed, he will work assiduously towards ensuring that all "t"s are crossed and "i"s dotted.