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Human and social settlements

and development

:

Holistic exploration of human and

social settlements and development

through education, economic and

policy development, technology, the

arts and humanities, and the sciences

fosters discoveries that nourish both

individuals and society.

Energy and the environment

:

The challenges of ensuring future

availability of energy resources and a

clean environment on a global basis

while nurturing productivity require

technologies, policies, and education.

Health and food security

:

The biomedical knowledge,

technology, human resources,

education, and policies required for

the maintenance and improvement

of health, including fighting disease

and the adverse effects of aging, are

of critical importance in our global

society.

Goals and Strategic Themes

The Goals set out our key areas of

performance that, when achieved, will

tangibly move us towards the vision.

Together they specifically describe what

success will look like. The Goals are:

Goal 1

: Excellence in teaching and

learning

Goal 2

: Excellence in research,

innovation and engagement

Goal 3

: Excellence in community

engagement

Goal 4

: Targeted national

engagement and internationalisation

Goal 5

: To create an enabling support

environment

The Strategic Themes provide the focus

for the change agenda if the goals are

to be achieved. This takes into account

that MUT’s performance is defined by

its ‘capabilities’ and that the only way to

change performance is to develop

new/improved capabilities.

The Strategic Themes are:

Theme 1

: To ensure financial

sustainability

Theme 2

: To meet the expectations

and needs of our students and

stakeholders (government, business,

industry and communities)

Theme 3

: To improve internal

processes and systems to meet

the expectations and needs of our

stakeholders

Theme 4

: To develop the culture,

skills and training to support our

processes

Identification of the strategic advantages

and challenges, and the SWOT analysis

enabled an assessment of each Goal

against the four Strategic Themes and

led to the identification and prioritisation

of the 18 strategic objectives. The

associated performance indicators

(KPIs) will be used to track progress

toward the attainment of the Objectives.

In addition the key result indicators

(KRIs) will be used to track progress

towards realising the Vision and Mission

for MUT 2025. Implementation plans to

improve processes and systems and,

to develop the competencies to support

these systems will constitute the critical

strategic success factors required to

ensure successful implementation of

the Strategy 2025 and attainment of the

Goals. The next Section elaborates on

the Goals, Objectives and their link to the

2018 baselines, KPIs and targets.