Institutional Research And Quality Management
The Institutional Research and Quality Management (IRQM) Unit in the Vice Chancellor’s Office at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) seeks to consolidate the institution’s vision, mission and strategic goals for self-improvement through the development of client-focussed management systems supported by constant information sharing among the members of the university community. The unit is also the local cog of the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) in all matters as determined by the university, the quality assurance watchdog body, and the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development.
To work towards continuous improvement in all facets of the institution for the benefit of internal and external stakeholders.
- Creating and providing requisite institutional data for efficient decision-making
- Driving the institution’s internal self-evaluation systems for higher productivity and efficiency
- Ensuring compliance with internal and external benchmarks for long-term institutional
- growth and adaptability
- Research – development of research instruments, carrying out surveys and collecting data on all facets of the university as required by the university management for the improvement of people, property, policies and processes (4P’s) in the institution.
- Training – spearheading implementation of staff development initiatives across the various sections of the university, e.g. online teaching and learning, doctoral studies, programme development, efficient work practice, service delivery, academic staff performance and outputs, staff and student welfare, etc.
- Curriculum development – collaborate with faculties, ZIMCHE and external partners on programme enrichment, content development and reviews, accreditation, resources provision, stakeholder consultations, etc.
- Policy development – involvement in drafting new university policies for approval by Senate, and supporting the development and refinement of existing policies across all sections of the university
- Institutional benchmarking – contribute to the improvement of the university’s local and international profile and ranking; where possible facilitate staff and student exposure to quality practice through exchange programmes.
- The IRQM unit ensures that the university remains on a top performance level with relevant improvement achieved through proactive self-evaluation and monitoring. This will ensure that holistic quality management will focus on ensuring the quality and reliability of the institution’s products, services, and operations.
- External Quality Management and Accreditation: The university must ensure that it stands heads and shoulders among other competing institutions, and thus needs to be pass the test for benchmarking and fitness against pre-established criteria by credible evaluators. The institution and its programmes will be assisted to be accredited .
Standards, benchmarking data, rankings: Developing procedures and guidelines for compliance with local and international standards. Striving for international visibility and reputation.
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