Univen Benchmarking Visit
Benchmarking
between universities serves a critical purpose in enhancing educational quality and institutional effectiveness. By systematically comparing various aspects such as curriculum design, faculty qualifications, student outcomes, and resource allocation, universities can obtain insights that inform strategic decision-making.
Furthermore by systematically comparing performance metrics, such as graduation rates, student satisfaction, and research output, universities can identify best practices and areas for improvement this comparative analysis fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, allowing institutions to adapt to evolving educational demands and enhance their competitive edge.
The visit followed engagement by the respective DVC (Venda and UFS) – Prof Anthea Rhoda and Prof Eucebious Lekalakal-Mokgele.
In conclusion, The purpose was to benchmark DIRAP's role in advancing institutional planning, monitoring and evaluation, institutional research, academic planning and quality assurance and institutional data support as well as the support provided to the various levels of leadership across the university. Sharing of ideas and best practices, continued engagement and collaboration and building capacity at both institutions.