About the Strategic Plan

This plan is anchored in the Malawi Vision 2063 and aligned with the National Education Sector Investment Plan (NESIP 2020–2030). It defines MUBAS’s priorities in teaching, research, governance, and community engagement, positioning the university as a leader in applied sciences and sustainable development to drive national and global socio-economic transformation.

Developed following the delinking of The Polytechnic from the University of Malawi, the Plan sets clear goals for advancing scholarship, improving institutional management, enhancing financial sustainability, and strengthening partnerships with industry and communities.

Main Strategic Goal

To produce quality and relevant human capital for socio-economic development through advancement of scholarship, enhancement of teaching and learning, and service to the global society grounded in research, professional competencies, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Vision

To be an inclusive, engaged, entrepreneurial, innovative and research-intensive university.

Mission

To advance knowledge, professional competencies, and innovation through outstanding teaching, research, consultancy, outreach, and engagement with industry and stakeholders.

Core Values

Excellence, Integrity, Discovery & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Responsiveness, Inclusiveness & Diversity.

Strategic Pillars

The plan is built around six core strategic pillars, each with specific goals and highlights:

1. Teaching and Learning

1. Goal: Provide accessible, equitable, and relevant education.
2. Highlights: Increased access and inclusion (including special needs support), enhanced teaching facilities and digital learning, modernized programmes aligned with industry, and improved lecturer-to-student ratio and faculty qualifications.

2. Research and Consultancy

1. Goal: Advance MUBAS as a research-intensive university.
2. Highlights: Strengthen research capacity and postgraduate studies, establish research support centers, foster industry-focused and solution-driven research, and expand consultancy and collaborative projects.

3. Finance and Resource Mobilization

1. Goal: Strengthen resource base and financial management.
2. Highlights: Diversify income streams through ODeL, research, events, and innovation; promote public-private partnerships and joint ventures; and implement financial sustainability frameworks.

4. Governance and Management

1. Goal: Enhance efficiency, ethics, and transparency.
2. Highlights: Digital transformation through integrated information systems, performance-based management and continuous staff development, gender equity and professional ethics, and strengthened risk management and institutional visibility.

5. Innovation and Entrepreneurship

1. Goal: Promote an innovative and entrepreneurial culture.
2. Highlights: Integrate entrepreneurship across all programmes, support innovation hubs, incubation, and technology transfer, and encourage student and staff start-ups and patents.

6. Industry Engagement and Community Outreach

1. Goal: Strengthen linkages with industry and society.
2. Highlights: Expand internships, externships, and collaborative projects; promote community-based projects and public engagement; and build strong alumni networks for mentorship and partnerships.

Implementation and Monitoring

Monitoring and Evaluation

The Strategic Plan is implemented through annual management agendas and evaluated by a dedicated Monitoring and Evaluation Committee. Reviews are conducted every two years to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with changing national and global priorities, using a rolling approach for responsiveness to emerging challenges.

Critical Success Factors (Implementation Drivers)

The successful execution of the plan depends on the following critical success factors:

1. Active staff participation and accountability.
2. Continuous quality improvement.
3. Robust information management systems.
4. Strategic partnerships and stakeholder collaboration.
5. Performance-based rewards and recognition systems.

Closing Statement

The MUBAS Strategic Plan 2022–2030 is a shared vision for progress. Every student, staff member, partner, and stakeholder plays a role in achieving its goals. Through innovation, excellence, and engagement, MUBAS is shaping the future of Malawi and beyond.

The plan is charting the course toward an inclusive, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven university.