ABU launches online MBA
- Skid
- Jul 14, 2016
- 1 min read
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has launched an online Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme where examinations can be written at designated centres in Lagos, Abuja and Zaria.
Distance Learning Centre Director, Prof Adamu Hassan, in a statement, said the programme was designed to allow students attend lectures without coming to the physical campus, while the working class need not quit their jobs as lectures would be available electronically on both the web platform and mobile devices to give the desired flexibility.
He said: “The admission process is also fully electronic and is done on the website from application to payments, to course registration, to lectures. You do not have to submit physical forms or cash; everything can be done digitally on the website – www.abudlc.edu.ng. This is the e-learning revolution where learning is brought to the comfort of the students.”
The Director added that after registration, each student would be provided with a device to allow them watch lecture videos, take quizzes, submit assignments, interact with their lecturers and classmates, download and upload assignments, and have access to an endless collection of books from the e-library.
Besides, the Director said the institution has arranged with financial institutions to provide low interest education loans to students who may need them.
Under the arrangement, the institutions would pay tuition costs upfront and allow a repayment window of three-six months at an agreed interest rate.
He also said that arrangement had been concluded for internship opportunities for interested candidates in their second year.
