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By Afe Babalola
My attention has been drawn to the publication titled “VCs decry varsities’ low carrying capacity for medical students” in a national daily of May 14, 2022.
In the publication, the Secretary-General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, CVCNU, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, revealed that the Committee is partnering with universities in Egypt to initiate medical mobility exchange programmes and address the problem of the low-carrying capacity of medical education studies in Nigerian universities.
Prof. Yakubu Ochefu said this in Abuja while addressing journalists on the partnership of the Committee with the Association of African Universities and specifically with Egyptian universities.
CVCNU’s observation: The observation by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors is right. I am in full agreement with the Committee that the carrying capacity for medical education is lamentably less than eight per cent of demand. I also agree with…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
