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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.