Al-Qalam University secures approval for six new programmes

Al-Qalam University, Katsina, has secured approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence six new undergraduate programs.

The Head of Public Affairs of the University, Malam Akilu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina.

Abubakar said the approved programs would commence in the 2023–2024 academic session.

He said the new programs are: B.Sc. Information Technology, B.Sc. Statistics, B.Sc. Cyber Security, B.A. Sharia, B.Sc. Public Administration, and BLIS. Library and Information Science.

Abubakar explained that the approval is contained in a letter from the NUC to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, which was signed by the NUC’s Director, Academic Planning, Dr. N. B. Saliu, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission.

He said the letter stated that the six new programs would be run on a full-time basis on the main campus of the university.

Abubakar recalled that in April 2023, the University received six resource assessment panels from the NUC, consisting of 15 members, who assessed the resources available in the school to start offering the new programs.