CUT Annual Report 2011

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Main study area
Postgraduate/
Undergraduate
Headcount
2010 2011
Graduates
Graduation
Rate
Headcount
Graduates
Graduation
Rate
BUSINESS/
MANAGEMENT
Occasional 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0%
Postgraduate 41 2 4.9% 45 3 6.6%
Undergraduate 3737 824 22.0% 3312 848 25.6%
BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT Total 3779 826 21.9% 3359 851 25.4%
EDUCATION Postgraduate 364 182 50.1% 533 248 46.5%
Undergraduate 1467 141 9.6% 1496 235 15.7%
EDUCATION Total 1831 323 17.6% 2029 483 23.8%
OTHER
HUMANITIES
Postgraduate 27 1 3.7% 37 6 16.2%
Undergraduate 1567 308 19.7% 1705 317 18.6%
OTHER HUMANITIES Total 1594 309 19.4% 1742 323 18.6%
SCIENCE/
Postgraduate 123 14 11.4% 130 19 14.7%
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY (SET)
Undergraduate 5257 940 17.9% 5384 1128 21.0%
SET Total 5379 954 17.7% 5513 1147 20.8%
Grand Total 12583 2412 19.2% 12644 2805 22.2%
In the field of Business and Management Sciences, the student headcount shows a decline of 3.4% compared to the previous year,
while the fields of Education, Other Humanities and Science, Engineering and Technology experienced an increase of 1.6%, 1.1% and 0.8%
respectively. CUT is delighted to report that these changes were in line with the targets set by the Department of Higher Education and
Training.
In the field of SET, postgraduates showed a slight increase in terms of student headcount, and a noticeable increase in terms of graduate
rate. In the case of undergraduates, both student headcount and graduate rate increased. It is encouraging to see a constant and
noticeable improvement in the graduation rate within the field of SET, i.e. from 15.9% in 2009 to 17.7% in 2010 and to 20.4% in 2011.
For the University as a whole, the total graduation rate has increased by 2.6%.