The Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) will host its first annual State of the Faculty Address 2023 (SOFA). The SOFA will be held at Mansfield Hall, Ritson Campus on Tuesday, 04 April 2023 at 18h00.
The Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences, Professor Fulufhelo Netswera will provide a full analysis of the Faculty’s condition relative to the university at large, deliver a proposal highlighting the priorities of the Faculty, with motives and the expression of a philosophical framework of the ENVISION2030 Faculty Plan.
Prof Netswera gave an update on the ENVISION2030 Faculty Plan which was established and tabled during the Faculty Planning Workshop that was hosted in support of the SOFA 2023.
According to Prof Netswera the key areas that make up the ENVISION2030 Faculty plan include:
• Improving governance, leadership and management.
• Improving the Faculty’s visibility nationally and internationally.
• Ensuring Administrative Excellence.
• Establishing more partnerships with industries and universities especially in Africa.
• Improving quality of teaching and learning.
• Establishing community engagement.
• Improving research culture and capacity by making sure that 70% of the Faculty staff members have PhD’s. Currently the Faculty has 52% staff members with PhD’s, about 89% of the staff members who do not have PhD’s are registered for their Doctorate qualifications. The Faculty will ensure that majority of their students PhD’s thesis are published.
• Lastly, improving revenue generation capacity by reconstructing the Hotel School restaurant, as well as the Conference Centre facility and making it more visible not only to DUT but also to outside stakeholders.
Sharing the accolades of the Faculty, Prof Netswera said: “The Faculty mobilises funds to support students who are doing their research studies. Our Faculty has been the most productive when it comes to the research outputs. The Management Sciences Faculty registers more students and produce more graduates. It also produces more research publications and mobilises lots of third-stream income.”
In closing Prof Netswera indicated that it is vital for his Faculty to host the SOFA 2023 as “no institution can function without a proper plan.”
Pictured : Professor Fulufhelo Netswera
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