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This goal commits MUT to offer

enriching educational experiences

to enable student success and

provide students with a university

experience that develops the whole

person – academically, socially,

and personally. To achieve the

status of a premier public research-

informed University of Technology,

we must remain committed to student

success at both the undergraduate

and postgraduate level, providing

a rigorous educational environment

with academic and other support

services. To prepare our graduates

to meet the challenges of the world

of work and those faced by future

citizen leaders, we must offer our

students opportunities to develop the

awareness and skill sets required for

competing in the global environment.

Our programmes, services, and

policies should create a sense

of place and belonging within a

diverse educational environment that

offers our students opportunities to

engage the campus, and local and

global communities. Together these

concerted efforts will significantly

improve our graduation rates.

The strategic objectives are indicated in the table below:

Strategic Objectives

Key Performance Indicators, baselines and targets

KPI

2018

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

SO1.1

To increase student

success

1. Student

success rate

81%

81%

81%

81%

81%

81%

81%

2. Student

graduation rate

19%

21% 21.4% 21.8% 22.2% 22.6%

23%

3. Throughput rate

(in min+2) for the 3-year

diploma

49%

50%

52%

54%

56%

58%

60%

SO1.2

To improve graduate

satisfaction with the quality

of teaching and learning

4. Graduate satisfaction

with the quality of

teaching and learning

90%

91% 91.8% 92.6% 93.4% 94.2%

95%

5. Approved

E-learning Strategy

No

Strategy

Approved

Strategy

Piloted

strategy

Implemented

Strategy

Implemented

Strategy

Implemented

Strategy

Implemented

Strategy

SO1.3

To increase the quality

of graduates

6. Percentage of

graduating students

with WIL experience

54%

54% 55.2% 56.4% 57.6% 58.8%

60%

7. Employability of

graduates

(at graduation)

32.3%

33% 34.4% 35.8% 37.2% 38.6%

40%

SO1.4

To increase the number

of programme offerings

endorsed by professional

bodies/associations

8. Number of approved

academic programmes

endorsed by professional

bodies/associations

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

SO1.5

To increase the ratio of

post-diploma programme

offerings

9. The ratio of HEQSF

aligned qualifications at

NQF levels 5-6 to NQF

levels 7-10, listed on

MUT’s PQM.

66:34

65:35

64.36

63.37

62.38

61.39

60:40