Challenges of Kwara State University Malete, Nigeria Towards the Attainment of a World-Class University Status
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2018-09-28
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July Press Pte. Ltd.
Abstract
The study examined the challenges of the realisation of a world-class university at Kwara State University,
Malete, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated for the study. Descriptive
survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 1,078 lecturers out of which
245 lecturers were sampled. Challenges of the Realization of World-class University Questionnaire (CRSWUQ)
constructed by the researchers were used for data collection for the study. Percentage was used to answer the
research questions while Mann Whitney U-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The
findings revealed among others that: world class status of a university is simply about the international
recognition of the university. A world class university has world class departments, diversified sources of
income, sound financial base and always benchmarked with top universities world-wide. Lack of physical
infrastructure which is obviously the most visible part of the university, the pressure of publish or perish culture
which undermines the quality of research and absence of public financial support are some of the challenges that
could hinder the world-class status of Kwara State University. Based on the findings, it was recommended that
the state government, KWASU management, academic staff and the entire university community should work
together to overcome the identified challenges that could hinder the realization of a world class status of
KWASU.