Section 11: Purpose of higher education

The purpose of higher education shall be-(a) the acquisition. development and inculcation of the proper value-orientation for the survival of individuals and society;
(b) the development of the intellectual capacities of individuals to understand and appreciate their environment;
(c) the acquisition of both physical and intellectual skills to enable individuals to
develop into useful members of the community;
(d) the acquisition of an objective view of local and external environment;
(e) the making of optimum contributions to national development through the training of higher level manpower;
(f) the promotion of national unity by ensuring that admission of students and recruitment of staff into universities and other institutions of higher learning shall, as far as possible, be on a broad national basis;
(g) the promotion and encouragement of scholarship and research.