Strategic Development and Swot Analysis at the University...

Strategic development and SWOT analysis at the University of Technology, Mauritius. 1.0 ABSTRACT SWOT analysis is an established method for assisting the formulation of strategy. An application to strategy formulation and its incorporation into the strategic development process at the University of Technology, Mauritius is described. The application links SWOT analysis to resource-based planning illustrates it as an iterative rather than a linear process and embeds it within the overall planning process. Lessons are drawn both for the University and for the strategy formulation process itself. 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) The Mauritian tertiary education landscape has witnessed major transformation since†¦show more content†¦Overall, 30% of the employees were in the academic, 35% in the administrative, 15% in the technical/paraprofessional and 15% in the services/maintenance cadres. The number of employees in the publicly funded institutions stood at around 2,200 persons. Enrolment The tertiary student population in 2009/2010 is estimated around 42,260 as compared with 38,623 in 2008/09. This represents an increase of 9.5% in tertiary enrolment. A total of 30,267 students (72%) were pursuing their higher studies locally: 19,867 (47%) attended publicly-funded institutions (PFIs) and 10,400 (25%) students were studying in a private institution or through the distance education mode directly with an overseas institution. Some 12,000 (28%) students, on the other hand, were studying abroad. The Gross Tertiary Enrolment Rate, which measures the total tert iary enrolment as a percentage of the population aged 20 to 24 years is estimated at 45 % in 2009/10, up from 41.4% in 2008/09, which represented an increase of 3.6 percentage points. 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