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Key institutional features

By 2025, as part of a diverse community

that continues to be committed to

the highest levels of scholarship and

discovery, MUT’s academic staff will be

recognised for intellectual achievements

in their disciplines. Financed by public

and private funds, new classrooms and

academic space will support cutting-

edge research in the areas of CAE.

Partnerships with other institutions will

prepare graduates to contribute to the

country’s economic competitiveness and

national security.

Our strategy to establish MUT as an

anchor institution for Umlazi will be

bearing fruit. MUT staff and students

will continue to be recognised for their

contributions to the cultural life of the

region and the nation, producing outputs

that enrich society. The public will regard

MUT as a home to artwork and cultural

events. Facilities at MUT will include

expanded venues to showcase University

performances and convocations, much of

which will be supported by private funds.

MUT’s growth will be largely restricted

to the campus in Umlazi which will enrol

no more than 15 000 students from

across the nation and neighbouring

Southern African Development

Community (SADC) countries. Through

partnerships with other educational

institutions, MUT will continue to be a

leader in achieving the national goal

of increased access and articulation

within the Post School Education and

Training Sector. The student population

will mirror the population of the region,

and the University will continue to be a

national leader in graduating previously

disadvantaged students in diploma

programmes such as agriculture,

information technology (IT), analytical

chemistry, biotechnology, engineering,

and management.

A growing number of MUT students will

live on or near the Umlazi campus, taking

part in expanded social and recreational

activities, including nationally recognised

athletics and sports programmes. MUT

students will use cutting-edge technology

both in and outside the classroom to

gain access to additional educational

resources. Articulation agreements

with local and regional Technical and

Vocational Education and Training

(TVET) and private colleges will be in

place to ensure effective articulation of

programmes to enhance the attraction of

academically better-prepared students

for success at MUT and to work together

to improve public education in our region

and the nation.