CUT Annual Report 2011

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Strategic set 2 | The Academic Project
Beyond just having the best of foundations, a university’s success depends on the quality of programmes offered and innovations
produced; their relevance to the users out there in government, business and industry and the rest of society; and the quality of
its staff and its facilities
There are six objectives under this strategic set, as indicated below:
1. Instituting a learner-centred approach to teaching and learning
2. Enhancing Science, Engineering and Technology, but with a human consciousness
3. Ensuring the supply of quality Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) enrolments
4. Introducing vocational pedagogy as a research niche or area of scholarship
5. Creating a critical mass in research and teaching
6. Enhancing technology-oriented research and innovation
Strategic set 3 | Partnerships, Institutional Advancement
Once the Strategic Transformation of Educational Programmes and Structures (STEPS) process has been finalised and implemented,
CUT shall need all sorts of external support to ensure that the graduates and innovations CUT produces are aligned with
industrial and developmental goals. This will improve the management effectiveness of the academic project in attaining and
sustaining socio-economic impact and outcomes through increased, highly focused intellectual production and delivery.
CUT has to build focused and purposeful strategic partnerships in order to achieve its Vision 2020.