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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.