Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Enugu
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has continued to develop and fine-tune its educational programmes to align with workforce calls for of the high-tech-driven world economic system.
The establishment has secured the approval of the National (*12*) Commission (NUC) to start 12 new full-time undergraduate educational programmes with impact from the 2026/2027 educational session.
According to a press launch from the Public Relations Unit, the NUC conveyed approval for the programmes in a letter dated September 11, 2026, signed by the Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar M. Girei, on behalf of the manager secretary.
The NUC letter of approval was addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of UNN, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, and authorises the college to set up the programmes at its campuses.
The approval adopted a useful resource verification go to by a panel of consultants from the regulatory company to assess the human and materials assets accessible for the proposed programmes. The newly authorised programmes minimize throughout engineering, nuclear science, well being, training and knowledge know-how, thereby “expanding the university’s academic offerings in emerging and specialised fields.”
The new programmes embody B.Eng. Automotive Engineering; B.Eng. Nuclear Engineering; B.Sc. Nuclear Science; B.Sc. Pharmacology; B.Sc. Health Care Administration and Hospital Management; Optometry; and B.Ed. Educational Management. This programme gives choices in Politics, Philosophy and Economics; English and Literary Studies; Political Science; Geography; Social Studies; and Business Education. Other authorised programmes are B.Sc. Cyber Security; B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence; B.Sc. Data Science; B.Sc. Software Engineering; and B.Sc. Information Technology.
The NUC approval covers the full-time mode of supply solely, with the NUC emphasising that the University ought to notify it “for further processing” earlier than commencing part-time supply or the postgraduate elements of the authorised programmes.
The fee additionally directed UNN to retain the authorised titles and nomenclature of the programmes, including that any adjustments would require its approval. It additional enjoined the University to present sufficient human and materials assets to assist the event and progress of the brand new programmes.
Reacting to the event, Ortuanya mentioned the approval was an necessary step within the University’s ongoing efforts to develop alternatives for college students and strengthen its capability to reply to the wants of a quickly altering world. He added that the college would make sure the authorised programmes had been supported with the requisite human and materials assets, in keeping with NUC requirements.
The introduction of the 12 new educational programmes marks a major growth of the college’s educational portfolio forward of the 2026/2027 educational session.
