Whenever the academic staff union of universities calls off its strike, we all begin to countdown to the next. That is because we know the government will fail to commit to the agreement, and ASUU will always be ASUU. Everyone is fed up with this fruitless cycle, and it is time for the union to renew its tactics. ASUU wants to renegotiate the 2009 agreement – which was built on a 2001 agreement – and it is an excellent idea.
The quality assurance system is an essential accountability tool, but the process is taxing and bureaucratic. These include accreditation, programme evaluation and other forms of academic audits. Academics may frown upon the bureaucracy, especially non-academics or external agencies like the national universities commission . In renegotiating, ASUU should recommend that individual institutions choosetheir quality assurance regimes and the appropriate providers.
Secondly, ASUU should negotiate for staffing autonomy. It seems like Federal Universities have this autonomy, but in many cases, it is unclear. The proposal should also give each university autonomy to decide on issues related to human resources management. These include staff salary levels, recruitments, dismissals and promotions.
Fundamentally, university governing bodies consist of bodies like the senate, board of governors or a council. Some have a combination of these bodies. These bodies form to agree on long-term strategic issues, like university policies, budget, and academic matters, including staff promotions and curricula. It will be better not to have an external member in the governing bodies to universities have their say in the fundamental academic decisions.
Since universities charge tuition fees, a significant percentage of university budgets are covered. The tuition fees will not rise as other sources of income expand. Therefore, the freedom to open up new private funding streams of investments is crucial in deciding on institutional strategies. A practical is the universities in the United Kingdom where about 25% of their income comes from home student fees.
It's only ASUU that can help the students, in that some of the Government officials or many of them has private university in Nigeria already, I think they won't be interested in ending the strike bcs of their stake. ASUU should rethink!
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How long does it take to 'renegotiate their agreement'?