Hensard University, first private university in Bayelsa State, is set to expand its academic programmes significantly with the approval of 16 new undergraduate programmes by the National Universities Commission, NUC. The approved programmes are: 1. MBBS. Medicine and Surgery 2 B.NSc. Nursing Science 3 B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering 4. B.Eng. Mechatronics Engineering 5. B.Eng. Civil Engineering