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81% of VC firms don’t have a single black investor — BLCK VC plans on changing that

Venture capital has a diversity problem . BLCK VC , a new organization founded by Storm Ventures associate Frederik Groce and NEA associate Sydney Sykes to connect, engage and advance black venture capitalists, is ready for a new era in the industry. Their mission: Turn 200 black investors into 400 black investors by 2024. “We think of ourselves as an organization formed by black VCs for blacks VCs to increase the representation of black investors,” Sykes told TechCrunch. “You can look around and say well ‘I know five black VCs,’ but you can also say this firm does not have a single black VC, they may not even have a single underrepresented minority … We want to make firms reckon with the fact that there is a racial diversity problem; there is a lack of black VCs and every firm should really care about it.” BLCK VC has been at work since the beginning of 2018, building and expanding a network of black investors in the San Francisco area, Los Angeles and New York. They seek to provide a...
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List of NUC Approved Courses Offered in Umaru Musa yar’adua University (UMYU)

We have gathered the List of Approved Courses Offered in Umaru Musa Yar’adua University by National University Commission.

 

History of the Institution


Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU), formerly Katsina State University was established by the Katsina State Government out of the desire to improve access to higher education for its citizenry. The work was initiated by the then executive Governor of Katsina State and later the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar'adua before his death. The law establishing the Katsina State University was passed by the Katsina State House of Assembly on 5 September 2006. The University commenced academic activities in January 2007 with three faculties (Education, Humanities & Natural and Applied Sciences), and 16 undergraduate programmes. The university will build upon existing academic strength, a total of 13 faculties, 76 departments and 236 academic programmes

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Admission Requirements


UTME

  • Must possess at least Five credit passes at SSCE, NECO,GCE or its equivalent in English Language, Mathematics and any other two relevant courses at not more than two sittings.

  • All Candidates must satisfy the UTME requirements.

  • Must be 16 years of age be he/she can be admitted.

  • Prospective Candidates seeking for Admission into Umaru Musa yar’ adua University Kastina must have sat for the UTME Examinations, must have applied for a Course in the University

  • Most meet Faculty and Departmental Requirement


 

 

Here are the Comprehensive List of Approved Courses Offered in Umaru Musa yar’ adua University (Kastina)


 


Faculty of Education



  • Education

  • Library and Information Science


 

Faculty of Humanities



  • Arabic

  • History and Security Studies

  • Islamic Studies

  • Nigerian Languages Hausa

  • English and French


 

Faculty of Law



  • Law


 


Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences



  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Industrial Chemistry

  • Geography

  • Physics

  • Biochemistry

  • Microbiology

  • Mathematics and Computer Science


 

Faculty of Social and Management Sciences



  • Accounting

  • Business Administration

  • Public Administration

  • Sociology

  • Economics

  • Political Science


 

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  1. Bounia Elhadji Lalo MahamanApril 10, 2018 at 3:03 AM

    Hi, i want to know the college fees for each department, please.

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