LASUSTECH gets accreditation for 37 programmes

• Published date: 12 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, has got approval for the commencement of 37 academic programmes in five colleges.

Some of the courses include Aquaculture and Fisheries, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Mechatronics, Industrial Mathematics, Building Technology, Mass Communication Science and Technology.

This was made known by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, at a briefing on campus.

He said: 'The NUC conducted a series of resource verification visits in September 2022 and have given approval to commence 37 academic programmes in our five colleges.

'The colleges are College of Agriculture, Engineering Technology, Environmental Design and Technology, Basic Sciences and Applied Social Sciences.'

Odusanya noted that 16,000 candidates applied for admission,but the institution could only admit 1,850 students.

He said the admission exercise was transparent and that new students would resume soon.

'The university received its certificate of operating licence from the National Universities Commission (NUC) on February 8, 2022,' he added.

He said integration of staff had been seamless, adding that old students...