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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