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DIMENSION/THEME 3: TRANSFORMING THE ACADEMIC PROJECT (CORE UNIVERSITY FUNCTIONS)

Goals (Individual Reporting – Examples of Process Reporting – Examples of Outcome
Sub-theme
University Goals) Indicators (destination) Indicators
ii. Research o Scholarship in intersectional discourse • Qualitative assessment of the roles of
(e.g. race, gender, disability and social committees such as research
justice) committees and ethics committees on
facilitating/ constraining
transformation-themed research
• Engaged scholarship
• Number of interdisciplinary diversity-
themed research; administratively and
financially supported across faculties.

iii. Community o Socially just, diverse, inclusive • Qualitative assessment of external
engagement community engagement relations
o Integration of internationalisation • Community engagement in our
academic and institutional cultures
o Technical review of the impact of
alumni organisations on patterns of in/ • Number of transformational
exclusion community engagement initiatives;
away from conventional, patronising
o Number of and diversity of external and discriminatory paradigms, towards
engagement practices. inclusive epistemological practices
• Increase number and quality
with diverse external communities/
partnerships

iv. o Compulsory general education
Transformation programme focusing on diversity,
and diversity transformation, environment,
competencies development and pluralistic societies
o Credit-bearing intervention on faculty
level(convergence/ divergence design)
o Integration of diversity and social
justice themes into academic courses,
living and learning activities, and
other co-curricular activities.

DIMENSION/THEME 4: ENABLING FUNDING REGIME/ENVIRONMENT

Goals (Individual Reporting – Examples of Process Reporting – Examples of Outcome
Sub-theme
University Goals) Indicators (destination) Indicators
i. Funding o Subsidy
strategies to o Tuition fees
diversify the o Investments
sectoral funding o Alumni
pool o PPPs
o International donors
o Business sector engagement

ii. o Budget to enable strategic
Transformative Transformation initiatives
budgeting and
costing process o Broaden economic interaction
and spending with Black and Black women-owned
(including businesses
B-BBEE) o Budget provision for enterprise and
supplier development.

iii. o Quality assurance reviews of business
Improving processes
efficiencies and
effectiveness o Sustainability/cost-saving initiatives to
in business reduce operational costs
processes and o Optimal use of facilities to generate
use of facilities revenue
o Increase third stream income.

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