In an effort to boost the nation’s educational system and draw in foreign direct investment, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has abolished the ban on the opening and operation of international universities in Nigeria.
This was revealed over the weekend at Gregory University’s tenth convocation event in Uturu, Abia State, by NUC Executive Secretary Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu.
According to Ribadu, the decision was made to make Nigerian universities more competitive on the international scene and to permit more investment in the education industry.
He claims that the reopening of Nigeria’s higher education system to international universities is a component of larger changes aimed at reorienting the system and raising the caliber of graduates.
According to Ribadu, “the decision was made to allow foreign direct investment in the education sector and to strengthen and make the Nigerian university system more globally competitive.”
Offor Chukwuemeka represented him during the function.
The head of the NUC stated that the commission has started extensive reforms that would increase the appeal of Nigerian university graduates abroad.
Partnerships with international colleges would function under six competitive approaches, according to Ribadu.
“Franchise, branch campus, twinning or articulation, open and distance learning, acquisition and teaching institutions,” he enumerated.
In order to guarantee consistency and appropriate regulation in their operations, he continued, the commission had also established a code of governance for private institutions.
In an attempt to reorient the university system, Ribadu stated that the NUC had started curriculum re-engineering, switching from the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards to the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards.
“NUC adopted a 70:30 NUC-to-university ratio for curriculum content during the curriculum review,” he stated.
“Seventy percent of the minimum core courses required for graduation in Nigerian universities were provided by NUC, and the remaining thirty percent were customized and aligned with the specific areas of expertise of the universities.”
Additionally, he praised Gregory University’s administration for its efforts to improve education in the nation and emphasized the importance of developing 21st-century employable skills.
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, praised Gregory University’s founder, Professor Gregory Ibe, for his vision in founding the school.
According to reports, Otti, who was represented by Professor Uche Eme Uche, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, noted that the university has significantly impacted many lives and reaffirmed the state government’s dedication to the educational revolution.
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