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Graduate Studies Board

Graduate Studies Board

The Board supports the graduate school to perform the following functions:  

  1. approve and admit on behalf of the Academic Board candidates for higher degrees, supervisors, course work, thesis areas or titles and appointment of examiners on recommendation from the appropriate School Boards.
  2. determine the results of graduate examinations on receipt of examiners’ reports.
  3. request progress reports from supervisors at the end of academic year
  4. assume responsibility for the general welfare of graduate students
  5. promote the development, diversification and effective delivery of graduate programmes to address emerging national and global issues.
  6. accreditation of all School teaching and supervising graduate programmes to maintain high standards and ensure high quality postgraduate programme output.
  7. monitor and evaluation of general performance on graduate programme delivery; and
  8. Subject to the approval of the Academic Board, undertake any other functions as will promote graduate studies in the University.