1. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Le Franshoek 21-24 November 2016
HERANA DATA
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Le Franshoek
21-24 November 2016

2. Enrollments

3. Enrollment Two strategic plans across the dataset
2000/ /5 extended to 2006/7 – centre of excellence ( World Class)
Increase in enrolment to 50,000 - general
Increased access
Introduce new programmes
Income generation and support to increase the financial resource base of university
2002- Study to analyse the consequences of increased enrolments

4. Enrollment
The tuition fees paid by students low and therefore not unit cost Wear and tear of university facilities Disproportionate growth of academic units Need for consolidation of enrolment Wet & Dry units Wet - focused on teaching enrolment Dry focused on research

5. Enrollment Second phase – Strategic plan 2008/09-2018/19
Change in narrative to Excellence in African Region
Period of Consolidation
Enrolment Planning
Focus on graduate training – based on new universities ( environmental scan)
Increase the numbers of students and programmes on distance learning
Agreement of selective increment by programmes specifically health, technology, basic and applied sciences

6. At National Level
Government scholarships- focused on ‘programmes relevant to national development’
Doubling of undergraduate scholarships to 4000
Creation of new public universities
Liberalisation, increase in number of universities – 50
Financing of graduate students scrapped
No targets set for institutions ( subvention funding)
No human resource studies at national level

7. Issues to note Global enrollmnet plan ( across all disciplines)
Challenge of matching the plan to practice
Fluctuations in enrolment by discipline specifically ICT and Engineering- keeping the University within the HERANA range of 40%
Fluctuations by levels- PhDs have grown faster than Masters
Research projects attach PhD students and not Masters
New Doctoral programmes emerge
Has a bearing on staff qualifications and research output

8. Enrolment by College

11. SET People coming from secondary levels are low that are doing SET
The facilities are cannot accommodate more numbers
Research project tend to favor sciences
More staff at Senior ranks with the exception of Engineering

12. Graduates

13. Graduation data
Graduation trend is aligned to enrolment trend-(efficiency)
Need for cohort analysis
The gender factor needs to be considered- at entry we have more boys at graduation its at par
Tracer studies and external efficiency-

14. Staffing

15. Academic Staffing SP highlights the increase of staffing levels
Use of Graduate Assistants Vs Teaching Assistants
Policy on PhD for all lecturers – entry levels - this has increased the number of PhDs
Improved information management
No specific incentive to lecturers- promotion BUT
Liberal policy on projects ( implicit incentive)
Attrition rates with new universities – different academic requirements to professorship.
Policy of retirement at 60 yrs-

16. High level knowledge
Capacity development targeting doctoral programs especially with support from donors
Increased staff with PhDs- enhance both current and future doctoral enrolments
Good completion in donor supported doctoral programs compared to those on self-sponsored.
High dropout rates for doctoral students who have no financial support- [ Not a performance indicator]
SP target for graduate students was 20 %

17. ** Some staff with PHDs were not captured by the HURIS system prior to 2013/14
Year
Staff with PhDs**
Senior Academics Lect & above
Doctoral Enrolment
PhD Enrolment Vs staff with PhD
PhD Graduates
2008/09
420
46%
598
1.4 30
2009/10
462
43%
518
1.1 39
2010/11
463
44%
618
1.3 57
2011/12
529
47%
568 43
2012/13
572
49%
563
1.0 61
2013/14
702
51%
559
0.8 51
2014/15
635
54%
594
0.9

18. Research Publications - Plans
All doctoral students must publish 2 papers before graduation
SP highlights that each college should start peer reviewed journal
Have a DR & GT and propose to elevate the directorate
Mak Publishes both an annual report and fact-book that highlights research publications
Was used by University and Government mainly for public relations- narratives have begun to change