Service Centres - USM

Corporate and Sustainable
Development Division
The Corporate and Sustainable Development Division (CSDD) was established in
February 2000 as a department in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor. It integrates three
functions namely Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance and the Executive Information
Service (EIS). In February 2000, the Division was relocated to the present building;
C03. The Division also housed The Healthy Campus Development Programme and
The Regional Centre of Expertise, that were launched in 2000 and 2005 respectively.
Our Objectives
The Government’s decision to corporatise the universities initiates the move towards
fully self supporting institutions. This trend creates a need to focus on achieving
maximum returns from the use of resources at our disposal. For USM to achive
this target, the Corporate and Sustainable Development Division was established
to provide a framework to set policies, standards and guidelines as well as monitor
implementation that will drive the competitiveness of the University in its two main
activities: education and research.
Activities
1. Coordinating USM’s Strategic Plans
The Corporate and Sustainable Development coordinates the development of
strategic plans to improve staff competence, upgrade the academic system, protect
the environment, define the organisation structure, adopt intelligent technology and
review the management systems.
It is empowered to explore opportunities for the University to engage efficiently in
businesses and research with national and international organisations, CSDD is also
committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of the University and its staff
through a system of vigilant monitoring and rigorous guidelines.
2. Executive Information Services
The Executive Information Service creates and develops a critical set of performance
indicators to assists senior management in decision-making and their efforts to balance
short-term plans against long-term targets. In this vital role as an information source,
the Executive Information Service implements a process of systematic collection and
management of data using the latest methodologies.