The newly established Azman University, Kano, is to offer Bsc Aviation Management and Bsc Aviation Security when it commences academic activities this academic session.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Fatima Batul Mukhtar made the disclosure while addressing a news conference ahead of the commencement of academic activities in the university.
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She noted that many people, especially Airlines will be interested in financing some students to come and study these programs so that they would be assured of having an adequate number of qualified staff in the industry.
“The university is pioneering the degree programmes in Aviation Management and Aviation Security which is the first university not only in Nigeria but in Africa.
“We know that it will come with a lot of challenges but are samoutable. We have reached out to people working in the sector to see how they can help the university to make the programmes successful,” she said.
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Prof. Mukhtar who was the former Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, noted that the decision to suggest the two special programmes was informed by the fact that the Founder of the university is also the Founder of Azman Air.
She said the new university which was granted operating license by the National Universities Commission on 9th June, 2023, would begin academic activities with three faculties and 20 programmes.
The Faculties are: the Faculty of Computing and Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences and Faculty of Management and Social Sciences.
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According to her, the Resource Verification Team from the National Universities Commission is expected in the university to verify the resources it has for all the programmes to be offered by the university.
“The University, even though funded by an individual, it’s a social responsibility because of the serious demand for quality tertiary institution especially, in Kano due to its teaming youths that annually graduate from secondary schools,” Prof. Mukhtar said.
