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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.