Mangalore University comes out with its draft vision - mission statement

Updated on: Friday, September 28, 2012

A need for getting itself re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has goaded 32-year-old Mangalore University to come out with its draft vision-mission statement.

Setting its sights of getting re-accredited latest by June 2013, the university authorities here has prepared the statement, which will be circulated to all post-graduate departments for their suggestions.

The draft vision has incorporated short, intermediate and long term goals for the university, which hopes to achieve it with help of its staff. The mission lays thrust on achieving quality in higher education, cultivating scientific temperament among students and promoting inclusive policies aimed at reaching out to every single stakeholder benefitting from the university.

A six-member committee comprising serving and retired faculty from the university have over the course of the past six months pooled their ideas in preparing the vision-mission document which has been fine tuned by the vice-chancellor TC Shivashankara Murthy and his team.

Unlike other universities that have appointed consultancy firms for the purpose, it has been a totally in-house effort, saving cost and resources for the university.

PS Yadapadithya, registrar, said, it is the singular vision of the VC that saw the process of preparing the vision-mission statement on a fast track.

"We need to address several issues including having necessary physical infrastructure and appointing staff, among others as per the road map expounded in the vision-mission statement," he said, adding this effort will only bolster the university's aim to get the highest re-accreditation rating from NAAC.

Shivashankara Murthy who apprised the academic council of this initiative of the university at its general meeting on Wednesday said the post-graduate departments have been asked to give their feedback on the draft.

"The mission statement will help support the vision that we have for university's future growth," he said adding effort is not merely dictated by any directive from regulators of higher education, but aimed at setting achievable self-goals.

Mangalore University comes out with its draft vision - mission statement

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