This is an effort geared towards the expansion of new faculties that will put Plateau State University Bokkos among the committee of the fastest growing institutions in the country.
In his address to the various teams seprerately, the Acting Vice Chancellor pointed out that Bokkos, where the University is situated is a serene and condusive environment for learning which most tourists often appreciate.
Professor Best acknowledges the rapid growth the university has witness over the years through the contributions of various successive administrators that started with three faculties to nine at a parmernent side.
The Acting Vice Chancellor who shared his vision for the university said, the expansion of programmes is part of his mandate and assured that his administration is poist in leaving legacies that can be remembered in the history of the institution.
He gave the abroximat number of students in the university as ten thousand and expressed his unflinching commitment in providing the enabling environment for Research Teaching and Community Service which is the core mandate of the institution.
The first team that were received by the Acting Vice Chancellor are the team from the faculty of Arts with the purpose of assessing the facilities to start Religious and Cultural Studies, which was led by Professor Ademola Ajayi from the University of Ibadan while Professor Abdulrahaman Ndanusa from Federal University Technology Minna, Niger State, is for the Department of Statistics and the representative from the National Universities Commission.
Other teams who were received shortly were the team for the verification of School of Medical Sciences, Phamachology Faculty among others.
The exercise is aimed at assessing the available facilities which is the first step that will pave way for accreditation which is validating the proposed programmes.
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