M y Vision, Mission and AGENDA

1. “EVOLUTION OF FUNAAB INTO A LEADING WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY” My Vision, Mission and AGENDA Professor Olusola Bandele, Oyewole Vice-Chancellor,’ Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Ogun State. Nigeria. (E-mail: oyewoleB@yahoo.com

2. Their dreams - OursProf. ‘Nimbe Adedipe, Prof. Julius Okojie, Prof. Folorunso Adu, Prof. Ishola Adamson and to Prof. Olaiya Oluwafemi Balogun

3. Our VISIONTo be a centre of excellence in knowledge generation for global development and the sustenance of an environmentally friendly society OUR MISSION: To build great future leaders and generate knowledge through research and intellectually stimulating environment for teaching, learning and community outreach towards sustainable development

4. ”To promote the advancement Of FUNAAB towards a World Class status by providing the Visionary leadership, empowering the human capacity , promoting quality and excellence in teaching, And research for development, And community engagement For societal impact” My Vision

5. MY MISSION “Building up the human capacity and providing the visionary, and disciplined leadership that will make the university imbibe world class values and processes which will promote internationalized and excellent delivery of learning, research and community engagement ” 5

6. Today! • I have come to thank the members of the Senate and indeed the entire staff of the University… • I take cognizance of my need to provide effective leadership in order to achieve my vision and mission. • I have been receiving the excellent support of the governing council ; I also need the support and cooperation of the University Senate ,for the great tasks at hand • I have therefore come to share with you, not only my Vision and Mission, but also my plan of action ( My Agenda)

7. My Agenda. 1 1. VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES Commitment to provide a disciplined, committed and focused leadership that is anchored in • STRENGTH, • COURAGE, • FAIRNESS, • TRANSPARENCY, • PURPOSEFULNESS and • AGGRESSION FOR RESULTS

8. My Agenda. 2 2. QUALITY WILL BE ONE OF OUR VALUES: • Admission Process: • Staff Conduct: • Responsible Students • Quality working conditions & tools • (i) Internal Self Assessment exercise and (ii) Self-Organized Programme Accreditation • Modern modes of knowledge delivery

9. My Agenda 3: SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AND FUND MANAGEMENT • Will sustain the very commendable fund sourcing strategies • Will maintain the culture of aggressive and proactive sourcing for funds and transparent and time-effective utilization of fund. • Our strategy will include ensuring transparency and blocking leakages associated with procurements. • Shall follow DUE-PROCESSESS in all operations.

10. My Agenda 4: RESEARCH • Improve the quality and enhance the relevance of the research outputs • Create an enabling academic environment on university campuses, an environment that can attract and retain a constellation of research scholars. • Encourage every College and Department to develop their research focus and these must be responsive to our societal developmental needs. • Give distinctive functions to IFSERAR, CENIP and DGM and challenge them to provide good support to our research, linkages and innovation programs • Promote mentoring and capacity building for young researchers • Encouraged to formulate our Institutional Research Policy, while making Colleges , Institutes to be focussed in their research activities. • Show enough leadership and courage to give direction on where we want to make our mark of excellence in research. • Will put in place active Funding and Fund Sourcing Strategies

11. My Agenda 5:TEACHING FOR MEANINGFUL LEARNING: Appropriate skills and competences that our graduates must acquire Continue to provide appropriate technical, ICT and logistic facilities for teaching. Promote systematic exposure of our teachers to pedagogy that will facilitate their being exposed to new and emerging learning systems Promote students’ counselling and mentoring

12. My Agenda: 6 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WIDENING OF PARTICIPATION • Community Farming Scheme • International Students Program • FUNAAB Radio • Community-Based and Community-Focussed Research • Community –University Joint Activities. • Teaching that involves the community • Students-Community Engagements • Proactive Students Leadership and Empowerment Programs.

13. My Agenda 7: COLLABORATION , PARTNERSHIP ANDINTERNATIONALIZATION. International collaboration and partnership to promote the capacity building of our teaching and administrative staff for them to be able to deliver international services. • Will ensure that our internationalization policy is pursued with vigour and make FUNAAB a place of choice in Nigeria for international students and scholars. Strategic. • Internationalized Classrooms: • INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS EXCHANGE CENTRE • Develop international level working and research facilities, and create an enabling academic/ intellectual environment • The Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD) will continue to provide part-time, diploma and pre-degree programs. In addition, they will be made to serve as the centre for our in-house staff development strategy.

14. My Agenda 8: EXCELLENT STAFF WELFARE AND MANAGEMENT Our Management Support Strategies • Increased revenue generating activities and cost effective and efficient administrative units. • In-House and External Leadership and career training programs. • Improvement in the facilities and infrastructures, • Maintenance and improvement of the environment. • Access to transparent and efficient administrative systems for students. • ICT strategy and facilities that will support our focus. • Long term growth and viability of Endowments. • Recognition and reward of performance excellence • Resource alignment for our priorities. We will be proactive in treating staff welfare issues, Will employ constant dialogue, and aggressive information exchange system, Respect, honesty, transparency and fairness without compromising discipline and due process in all staff matters. RBM approach - defining clear goals, objectives, and expected outcomes with processes for M&E of results.

15. My Agenda 9: CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY Proactive in visioning for new infrastructural developments. Maintain the good reputation with TETFUNDS in project execution and timely delivery. Explore Public-Private Partnership Strict adherence to Due process (a) Fire Station, (b) Sewage to Waste Processing Plant, (c) Turbine Electricity Generating Plant; (d) Standard University Bookshop and Printing Press (e) New Access and Intra-Campus Roads; (f) Expanded academic and support facilities (g) Expanded Student housing, (h) Expanded facilities for health, welfare and recreational activities, (i) Expanded indoor and outdoor sporting facilities. (j) Expanded facilities for graduate students and research staff, (k) New ICT facilities for new modes of learning

16. Agenda 9(b): SECURITY Good support to the Security Committee Prompt attention to security reports Continuous training for Existing Private Security Outfit with the Environmental Officers. Electronic Surveillance in strategic locations. 5. Cooperate with local Baales and Obas and the police with respect to the challenge of fulani herdsmen and incursions of illegal settlers in the University land 6. Promote community watch in the outskirts 7. Zero tolerance for Cultism and other vices

17. Agenda 10: WORLD CLASS OPERATIONAL STANDARD MODELS • Strategic planning, • Result-Based Mgt and Regular M & E • Transformational leadership at all levels. Elimination of primordial loyalty and the entrenchment of meritocracy Strict adherence to transparency in all transactions Free flow of information at all levels of institutional governance. Weekly Campus Digest. Systematic leadership and mgt training for staff and students Functional mechanisms for the participation of all – students, all categories of staff, alumni, civil society, etc in various decision-making bodies

18. Agenda 11: STRATEGIC PLAN Our strategic Priorities Key strategies, Policies and Support plans (a) Quality Assurance Strategy; (b) Research Strategy, (c) Internationalisation, Partnership and Linkages Strategy, (d) Environmental Charter, (e) Enterprises Strategy, (f) Academic Directorate Plans and Projections, (g) ICT Strategy, (h) Community Engagement Strategy, (i) HR and Management Strategy, (j) Marketing and Communication Strategy, (k) Health Strategy, (l) Sports and Recreation Strategy, • Providing relevant, and high quality programs, • Intensifying our research performance with a culture of excellence and innovation, • Providing confident, skill and visionary graduates that will be able to contribute to our development, • Promote novel community engagements that will widen participation in university activities

19. My Agenda 12 : Other Critical Issues for the Advancement of our community

20. (a) Students Welfare and Empowerment: Ensure cordial relationship by a policy of honesty, transparency, fairness and adherence to due process. Will not tolerate cultism , indiscipline and other vices, Will ensure the integrity of our degrees by having zero-tolerance for examination malpractices. Curricula will be reviewed to ensure skills, and competences required of the students of the 21st Century are inculcated . • Uninterrupted Municipal services • 24 hour library program. • Prompt release of examination results. • Adequate health care delivery services • Recognition and non-interference with students’ democratic process • Regular maintenance of the hostels • Provision of transportation as a social service. • Students‘ counselling services. • Recreational facilities • Students’ welfare clubs and leadership organizations. • Direct and informal interaction with the students by the Administration

21. OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES (b)Improved Water Generation and Treatment • Electricity Generation (d) Maintenance of Road and Other Facilities (e)Management and Union Relationships: • We will ensure harmony among all the cadres of staff in the university. • The spirit behind the ‘unity-building’... • Will not delay in making available all the entitlements of our staff, • Shall be very proactive in the treatment of welfare issues. • Constant dialogue, fairness, transparency and regular consultations • Will display honesty, transparency, fairness and adherence to due process in handling all matters of the university. • Aggressive information exchange system through University’s news

22. Our FUNAAB World-Class Agenda • Visionary Leadership • Commitment to Quality • Sustainable Funding and Fund Management. • Research - Relevant and Quality. • Teaching – Skills and Competences for meaningful learning. • Community Engagement • Collaboration, Partnership and Internationalization

23. Our Strategies Organs. 1 All Our Colleges and Academic and Administrative Units. Centre for Internationalisation and Partnership. Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies. Directorate for Grants Management. Centre for Biotechnology. Institute for food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research

24. Our Strategic Programs 1. COMMUNITY BASED FARMING SCHEME 2. GRADUATE FARMING EMPLOYMENT SCHEME 3. COMMERCIAL TREE-CROP PLANTATION PROGRAM 4. INDUSTRIAL FOOD PROCESSING PARK

25. Our Strategic Engagement Plan Commercial Agriculture (Capacity-Building & Training Sheep & Goat (Production) Plantation Development (Cocoa, Plantain, Palm Tree, Cashew Seed Processing (Maize, Rice, Soybean, Vegetables) Food Processing (Cassava) Aqua-Culture & Fish Processing Research Collaboration and Extension Services Graduate Farming Employment Scheme Community-Based farming Scheme

26. Our Commitment Knowledge For Development

27. Our Focus for Impact Knowledge Generation Community Engagement – Youth Empowerment Poverty Reduction Agricultural Innovations Public Enlightenment • Teaching and Research - Skills and Competences for Development • Over 1000 Students in 4 communities in Ogun State: for 1 year. • Graduate Farming Scheme • AMREC Activities in many communities • Our Science and Engoneering programs. • Our Environmental Focus • New Innovations - FUNAABOR 1 & 2 Ofada Rice , Cassava Flour Innovation • Our veterinary and Veterinary Hospital • Our Emerging Management Focus • Kalahari Goat Project • FUNAAB Radio

29. Briefing to Senate Thursday, July 26, 2012 (1) Appreciation for the about to be concluded academic year (2) There are 25 On-Going Projects • 2500 Seater Auditorium • 2000 Capacity Auditorium, • Students Hostels (Blocks A and B) • IFSERAR Building • Zoological Garden • 500 Seater Computer Lab. vii. Staff Nursery & Primary School. viii. Road – Health – Inter. Sch. & Exch. ix. Veterinary teaching Hospital Complex x. Flats for Staff of International School xi. Fencing of the Hostels. xii. Shopping Mart at Public Relations Unit

30. Briefing to Senate Thursday, July 26, 2012 (3.) New Retirement Age – Clarification on grey areas to be sought. (4) Approval to review: • Academic Brief. • Strategic Plan. • Master Plan (5) Professorial Cadre promotions: • Dr. U.F. Ekpo • Dr. B.S. Badmus (6) Approval for the Restoration of the Graduate Assistantship and the continuation of the Junior Research Fellowship (*) (7) Transformation of Dept. of Communication and general Studies to an Institute was not approved. (8) Approval of the Directorate of Grants Mgt.

31. Briefing to Senate Thursday, July 26, 2012 (9) Streamlining of the mandatesof IFSERAR, CENIP & DGM. (10) Accreditation Exercise i. COREN. ii. 15 Other Programs. (11) Deans / DD – Leave Periods .