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sessions/programmes facilitated internally or offered

externally for academic development of MUT instruction

and research staff.

MUT provides support for staff pursuing higher degree

qualifications. In the workload model at MUT, a portion

of time is allocated for further studies for staff who are

registered for postgraduate programmes.

Another initiative of the university is to continually support

staff pursuing their postgraduate studies, particularly

at PhD level. In this regard, in 2015 MUT witnessed the

graduation of 12 staff members with postgraduate

qualifications. Of these a total of 3 Doctoral qualifications

were achieved by staff.

In 2015, MUT appointed a female into one of the executive

management portfolios as DVC Research, Innovation and

Engagement. Of 194 permanent research and instruction

staff at MUT in 2015, only 37% are females. The challenge

for gender balance in terms of staffing atMUT is aggravated

by the wider lack of qualified females in the science and

engineering sector. MUT remains committed to gender

balance and empowerment of women particularly African

women.