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CONTENTS

Foreword 7
Engagement & Transformation Portfolio Overview 2020 - 2021 8
List of Abbreviations 12
Introduction 14
Methodology 15

TRANSFORMATION GOAL 1: Achieve Academic Excellence Through Curriculum Transformation to
Ensure that it is Socially Relevant and Responsive to the Development Needs of the Country. 16
1. ‘Curriculum Framework’ for Curriculum Renewal Efforts 16
2. Enabling Curriculum Development 18

TRANSFORMATION GOAL 2: Achieve Academic Excellence Through Broadening Student Access, 20
Particularly Those with Disabilities and from Historically Disadvantaged Groups.
1. Diversify the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Profiles 21
2. Graduate Profile 24
3. Improved Technology Platforms to Support the Nelson Mandela University’s Student
Recruitment and Retention Strategy 24
4. Integrated Strategic Approach to the Student Enrolment Access and Enrolment Value
Chain 26
5. Broadening Access 26

TRANSFORMATION GOAL 3: Ensure the improvement of student success/throughput, particularly
those with disabilities and from historically disadvantaged groups. 29
1. Improve Student Success Rates 30
2. Improved Throughput Rates 30
3. Targeted Student Success Interventions 31
4. Language Policy 33
5. Enhance Teaching and Learning Environment for Students with Disabilities 33

TRANSFORMATION GOAL 4: Ensure the Improvement of Holistic Student Support (Academic,
Psychosocial, Financial, Infrastructure) to Enable Increased Student Success/Throughput,
Particularly Those from Historically Disadvantaged Groups. 35
1. Student Representative Council 35
2. Co-Curricular Student Leadership Programmes 35
3. Enhance Co-Curricular Programmes to Support Integrated Student Learning - Student
Entrepreneurship Development 36
4. Safe, Stable, Responsive and Secure Environment that is Conducive to Learning, Growth and
Success 37
5. Sport Transformation 37
6. Student Transport 38
7. Improve Nutrition Status of Students 38
8. Student Psychosocial Wellness 39

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