Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Committees System in Nigerian University for Universities’ Sustainability.Academic Planning Units, Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria.

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Committee System, Senate, University Sustainability

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This paper discusses the concept of Committees system in the Universities, reasons for Committees system in the Universities, characteristics of Committees system and the composition of the Committees system in the Nigerian Universities. Since Committees system is indispensable to the University system, the need to have it in the University system becomes a necessity. The paper also identifies some challenges militating against Committees’ effectiveness in the Universities environment and discusses the strategies to improve the effectiveness of Committees System in the Universities. The following recommendations are proffered among others; the Universities should ensure that adequate funds are provided for the committees to enable them to carry out their functions

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2026-01-24

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): International Journal Of Teacher Education & Teaching July 2020

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