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Annexure b

university strAtegiC AreAs And grAduAte Attributes (extrACt)

OUR CORE ACADEMIC MISSIONS:
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS (SFAs)
Engaged learning
& teaching
STRATEGIC
!
FOCUS AREAS
LEARNING AND
TEACHING
Liberate human potential through
humanising, innovative lifelong
learning experiences that prepare
graduates to be socially conscious,
responsible global citizens who serve
the public good
Engaged Scholarship of
learning & learning &
teaching teaching
Inclusive
student
access
for success
TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH,
ENGAGEMENT Engaged, INNOVATION &
responsive INTERNATIONALISATION
Engage with all publics in scholarship
equalising partnerships to with Pursue impactful, pioneering
co-create transformative, societal research, innovation and
contextually responsive impact internationalisation to address
solutions in pursuit of social grand societal challenges and
justice and equality promote sustainable futures

GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES

LIFELONG
Through benefitting LEARNING
from a life-changing
educational
experience,
Nelson Mandela
University
graduates will FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING AND
be known for KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION
demonstrating LITERACIES COMPETENCIES
the following
attributes: • Core disciplinary depth • Intellectual curiosity
• Inter-disciplinary • Critical thinking
breadth and synthesis
• Innovation and
• Knowledge creation creativity
• Multiple literacies • Communication
(academic, digital, • Collaboration
numeracy, civic, etc)
• Transformative
competencies

LIFELONG
LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS
• Professionalism and integrity
• Resilience and persistence LEARNING
• Adaptive expertise
LIFELONG
LEARNING
• Socially conscious, responsible global citizens
• Progressive agency

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