KWASU ESTABLISHES SCHOOL OF BUISSNESS AND GOVERNANCE

KWASU ESTABLISHES SCHOOL OF BUISSNESS AND GOVERNANCE 

KWASU ESTABLISHES SCHOOL OF BUISSNESS AND GOVERNANCE.

The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, North Central Nigeria has established the School of Business and Governance with the aim of conducting in-depth and innovative research into business and governance to  nurture and produce transformational leaders for both private and public sectors of the economy.
The School which was carved from the College of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences of the Institution, is designed to meet both local and international standards.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor AbdulRasheedNa'Allah, disclosed this at a Press Conference held at the University's Conference room.
Professor Na'Allah noted that as an Institution for community development, it was significant to pay particular attention to the kind of people that are given the responsibility to manage both the business and economic systems of the nation.
“We are all aware that the drivers of the economy of any nation are the business and economic managers. While the business managers drive the business system, the economic managers drive the economic system".
" As a University, we have a responsibility to conduct first-class research and disseminate world-class education and in our effort to carrying out these responsibilities, we must organize ourselves in the most efficient and effective manner that will deliver the optimum results or goals", the Vice Chancellor said
According to him, the University decided to establish the School not to isolate business but as an attempt to research into and solve the identified problems and incorporate the management of the economy which is rested in governance.
Professor Na'Allah stated that the Institution recognised the significance of government and governance by determining to pay particular attention to develop manpower for efficient governance and management of the nation's resources through the establishment of the School of Business and Governance.
He added that the School would research into the local business and political traditions to provide original ideas to strengthen the Nigerian business and political cultures in the twenty first-century.
“In proposing the establishment of the School of Business and Governance in Kwara State University, we conducted a careful study of the best Business Schools in the world. As a University desirous of attaining a world class status, we cannot continue to ignore world best practices of coordinating and ensuring effective delivery of academic imperative", Na'Allah noted.
The Vice Chancellor explained that establishing KWASU School of Business and Governance would go a long way in actualizing the vision and mission statements of the University and as a strategic centre for human development and advancement in entrepreneurship.
Professor Na'Allah who said all the undergraduate programmes of the School had received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission, added that the Institution would commenced Post graduate programmes this year.