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Mangosuthu University of Technology Annual Report

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1.1 INTRODUCTION

This report forms the consolidation of the four quarterly

reports of all Programmes at MUT. This report is presented

in the following two sections:

• Section A: Summary of the annual report in

accordance with DHET Template

• Section B: Summary of MUT’s performance against

its strategic objectives and KPIs

SECTION A: SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE DHET TEMPLATE

A summary of MUT’s performance has been prepared

in accordance with the new template issued by the

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for

Annual reports. The summary report covers the following

four aspects:

• Chairperson’s foreword;

• Enrolment performance (year n) against ministerial

approved targets;

• Earmarked grants;

• Consolidated Budget: 2015-2018 vs Revenue and

Expenditure as at 31 December 2015.

SECTION B: SUMMARY OF MUT’S PERFORMANCE

AGAINST ITS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND KPIs

Some notable highlights for the period included the

commencement of the Post-graduate diploma in Nature

Conservation (Faculty of Natural Sciences); the Circle of

Excellence Awards (Marketing and Communications) in

recognition of the 2014 matric performance of some of

the university’s feeder schools, the remarkable success

of the registration process, with over 80% of students

having been registered within the first two weeks of

commencement of the 2015 academic year; and the

UNESCO Africa Engineering Week held at the MUT main

campus in September 2015 and which attracted more

than 1 500 engineering professionals, most of whom were

setting foot on MUT and Umlazi for the very first time.

1.2 CHAIRPERSON OF COUNCIL’S

FOREWORD

In compliance with the new Regulations for Reporting

by public higher education institutions, which were

promulgated in June 2014, I hereby confirm that

Mangosuthu University of Technology’s (MUT’s) Annual

Performance Report for 2015 provides a complete record

of the enrolment (size and shape) and of the financial

performance of the institution against its 2015 Annual

Performance Plan.

MUT has managed to achieve most of the targets it set for

itself despite a number of constraints such as infrastructure,

staff capacity and outstanding student debt. Despite

all the student protests and disruptions which plagued

various universities across the country in 2015, MUT was

able to sustain a stable and uninterrupted academic year

and was spared from any similar disruptions.

With regard to one of the main indicators of institutional

performance, MUT has managed to exceed its Success

Rate target by 3% (from 80% to 83%) in 2015. With this

positive performance context in mind, it is my pleasure to

submit this Annual Report to DHET in compliance with the

2014 Reporting Regulations.

Yours sincerely,

1. 2015 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORT