VISION MISSION

INSTITUTE OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIESContinuedEducation starting in the next academicyear, August 2011. This will be the fi rst Ph.D.degree at the University of Swaziland.Provision of Workshops to Heads ofDepartment, Supervisors, and FinalYear Students on the Master’s Thesesand Ph.D. Dissertation GuidelinesThe Institute of Post-Graduate Studiesproduced guidelines for preparing master’stheses and Ph.D. dissertations. Guidelinesfor Preparing Theses is intended to helpgraduate students present the results of theirresearch in the form of a scholarly document.The workshops were conducted to ensurethat heads of department, supervisors, and finalyear students are familiar with the guidelinesand the forms that accompany the submissionof the thesis. Two forms are important: onethat accompanies the thesis with the student’sand supervisor’s signatures submitted to the Institute ofPost-graduate studies; and the other form that is sent tothe external examiner with the thesis, with the signatureof the Director of the Institute of Post-Graduate Studies,signifying compliance with Guidelines for PreparingTheses, and is to be used by the external examiner as aguide in assessing the thesis.NEW PROGRAMMESThe Institute of Post-Graduate Studies has recommendedfour new master’s degree programmes to the UniversitySenate: M.Sc. in Horticulture, M.Sc. in Animal Science, M.Sc.in Consumer Science Education and M.Ed. in PrimaryEducation.Another Master’s student being hooded by the Registrar,Mr. S.S. Vilakati. Looking on is the Director Academic, Mr. R.N. MasukuA Master’s student being hooded by the Registrar, Mr. S.S. Vilakati.Looking on is the Director Academic, Mr. R.N. MasukuENROLMENTEnrolment at the Institute of Post Graduate Studiesstands at 152 for the ten master’s programmes duringthe 2010/2011 aca-demic year. Approximately 30 master’sdegree students are expected to graduate during the2010/2011 academic year.CHALLENGES FOR POST-GRADUATE TRAINING atUNISWAChallenges for post-graduate training at UNISWAcentre on the following:The small size of departments, which makesthem thin on the ground to guide candidatesapplying for post-graduate programmes;Insuffi cient number of staff members holdingPh.D. academic qualifi cations to teach themaster’s and Ph.D. courses;Inadequate classrooms, furniture,laboratories and equipment, teaching aids,computers, and other teaching/learningmaterials;Limited link arrangements that are needed tosupplement human and physical resources andequipment not available at UNISWA to teachcourses and/or conduct research work; andLimited library and fi nancial resources.83REPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR