ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AT TERTIARY INSTITUTES: THE CASE OF MUT Nokwethemba J Ndlazi African Renaissance Conference 2016 Durban 23-24 May 2016

Outline Who are we? What is a UoT? MUT vision and mission Programme & Qualification Mix Graduate attributes Short Course and Enterprise Development Centre Conclusion

Who is MUT? MUT is one of the six UoTs currently in existence in SA - one of the two in KZN. MUT is located in the Umlazi township 1. First opened its doors to learning in 1979, as a technikon and assumed the university of technology status in 2008 – it was the last UoT to be established in SA. 2. It serves students primarily from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Student population mainly black

What is a UoT? University + technikon du Pre’ (2005): “it is a new entity whose academic identity is both rooted in its historical focus as a technikon, and its aspiration to become a vibrant generator of new knowledge and practice in the region” An institution that combines the research and knowledge-driven ethos of a university with the practical, problem-driven mindset of a technikon - provide technical and vocational education.

MUT vision and mission? Vision: a pre-eminent University of Technology Mission: provide advanced, technology-based programmes and services that are career- and business-oriented in the broad fields of engineering, natural and management sciences Career oriented programmes: train students for the world of work. Business oriented programmes: Recipients trained for the world of unemployment and despair – Information Age Three core functions: Teaching and Learning, Applied Research and Community Engagement. Mission: for the upliftment of talented but predominantly disadvantaged individuals Career Oriented: Achieved through combining theory-based teaching with practice learning in the workplace Inf Age: which is characterised by a marked decline in the number of corporate employers Modern education is a product of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Because the capitalists who owned corporations needed a literate and skilled workforce, they used the power of capital to influence the purpose of modern education: that is, to make it a system whose primary aim was the production of workers

Programme and Qualification Mix (PQM) Greater focus on SET programmes (60% in 2019) Core curriculum: English Communication Skills (communication and creative skills); End-User Computing; Entrepreneurial Skills; and Applied Learning.

Graduate Attributes THE IDEAL MUT GRADUATE Employable Adaptable, innovative and able to apply knowledge to solve problems Has a sound disciplinary knowledge, is intellectually curious and sees learning as a lifelong process Has good basic skills and competencies, including the ability to communicate effectively in English A team player who respects others, is socially and environmentally responsible, and is able to lead with integrity Employable and entrepreneurial

MUT Short Course and Enterprise Development Centre Government subsidies decreasing Generate third stream income necessary to create a sustainable model for the University. Short courses (market survey) Establishment costs: R16 633 208

Parting shorts “Great nations were built by entrepreneurs. Big business was built by entrepreneurs. This economy was built by entrepreneurs. This city was built by entrepreneurs. To take back what is ours we must go into business” Ngcoya, 2011 “If you leave MUT with an intention to find a job you may be disappointed, because there are no jobs for all of you out there. Go with the intention to find work. There is a fundamental distinction between a job and work. A job is what someone gives you to do and work is what you create for yourself. You can only create work when you look for problems. See problems as opportunities for work that never ends. You must never be afraid to use the skills you have acquired to start your own business” Ramogale, 2016

Thank you! Ngiyabonga! Kea Leboga! Niyakhensa!