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UNAM Mission statement

Learn how engagement data integration informs evidence-based planning, enriches student experience, and fosters community engagement within universities. See how research priorities and funding sources influence this integration.

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UNAM Mission statement

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  1. Impact of integrating data collection into university processes26 October 2017, prof. kennethkamwimatenguvisiting professor, Cardiff UniversityPVC: Research, Innovation and Development

  2. UNAM Mission statement • The University of Namibia strives to provide quality higher education through teaching, research, innovation and community services to our customers with the view to develop productive and competitive human resources capable of creating and driving public and private institutions towards a knowledge-based economy, economic growth and improved quality of life.

  3. Vision Statement To be a beacon of excellence in innovation, teaching, research, and community services.

  4. What is the purpose of engagement data integration? • To inform evidence-based planning, evaluation • To aid university relevance, social impact • Enrich student experience • To help universities forster community engagement and citizenship • To enable stakeholders have a role in the mission of universities

  5. Who are we engaging Categories of stakeholders Those who make policy Those who take decisions Those who benefit Those who are affected

  6. What value does it have • Informs strategies of engagement to students in volunteerism • Encourages academic staff in engagement through service learning (community-based projects) – e.g. indonesia UGM • Academic and social engagement through enquiry-based learning

  7. RESEARCH PRIORITY SETTING Global Development Agenda: 2016-2030

  8. How to measure engagement • Three different approaches Community, staff satisfaction rates and community awareness of university programmes Academic motivation expressed by students in community problem-solving initiatives Quantitative and qaulitative impacts of engagements on academic achievement, volunteerism and international/national experiences

  9. Funding – where will the $ come from? Public Sector National Commitment: 0.03% of GDP = N$300mil Grants – Research Professional Platform Horizon 2020 (EUR 6,6billion) Intra-Africa Novel ideas bring money!

  10. Cautionary statements • Trust is an important issue in innovation landscape • Innovation – not always about technology products and business, processes, systems and most importantly about people • Research and innovation should be competencies prompted in early years at school, nurtured at university, and diffused into the public and private sector • Shift from R&D to Innovation Clusters (regional endowments

  11. Engagement is not about jumping into conclusions!! It is about daring to see the complete picture first Lets move together in pursuit of research excellence & innovation with impact

  12. I thank you

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