1. On Road to Research-Led University of Botswana
HERANA 3 SEMINAR, November, 2016
Franschhoek.
Mogodisheng B.M. Sekhwela;
Onalenna Silas;

2. Updated Contextual Background
National Frameworks
New Ministry for Tertiary Education, Research Science & Innovation
Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (BAUN)
New National Vision 2036 launched 30th September 2016
National Policy Research, Science, Technology & Innovation 2011 (replaced Science and Technology Policy 1998)
New Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) approved (2004)
Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) (2006)– UB a partner
Tertiary Education Policy (2008) – Knowledge & Innovation for national development
(HERANA 2, 2014)

3. Updated Contextual Background Cont.
Institutional Developments in UB
New Division of Research and Innovation
Directorate of Institutional Research and Strategic Planning.
Re-vitalisation of strategic goals:
Research Intensification
Upgraged Research Information Management Systems and Digital Archive (UBRISA)
New committee: Institutional Publication & Publicity Committee (IPPC) under Public Affairs
(HERANA 2, 2014)

4. Strategic Priority Areas Unchanged
Expanding Access and Participation
Providing Relevant and High Quality Programmes
Strengthening Engagement
Intensifying Research Performance
Improving the Student Experience
Enhancing HR for Excellence in Delivery
(HERANA 2, 2014)

5. Student Enrolments Data Trends

6. Head Count Student Enrolments By Qualification Type

7. Student Enrolment Head Count Cont.
Factors for observed changes
Enrolment Plan & Projection
Expansion of fulltime students
Increase undergraduate part-time & distance learning
Extend range of offerings & expand postgraduate.
Enrolment Planning Management
19% to be Business & ICT
30% SET & Health Sciences
31% Education
20% Humanities & Social Sciences
Overall institutional picture: decrease undergraduates
(HERANA 2, 2015)

8. Enrolment Proportions

9. Enrolment Proportions Cont.

10. Enrolment Proportions Cont.

11. Enrolment Proportions Implications
Undergraduates proportion: 90%<
UB primarily undergraduate institution .
Proportion Analysis:
Target 30% SET & Health Sciences; Actual (increasing): 26%
Target 31% Education;
Target ……..?Business & Management; Actual (decreasing): 21%
Target 20% Humanities & Social Sciences: Actual 50%<
Masters & doctoral enrolment proportions: %
Lower than 15% target for research-led institutions
Institutional interpretation: ?

12. Student Enrolment Trends

13. Enrolment Planning According to National Policy Framework
Tertiary Education Policy 2008
By all years should have access to quality tertiary education.
Broad general education
Specialist knowledge
Critical skills
Employable graduates
Demand driven research
Etc.

14. Further Student Enrolment Planning
Strategy for Excellence to 2016 & Beyond
Enrolment Plan & Projection
Expansion of fulltime students
Increase undergraduate part-time & distance learning
Extend range of offerings & expand postgraduate.
Enrolment Planning Management
19% to be Business & ICT
30% SET & Health Sciences
31% Education
20% Humanities & Social Sciences

15. Staff Resources

16. Academic Staffing Resources
Policy of staffing with student growth?
No policy, but establishment one, pyramid
Student growths according to planning
Policy of appropriate FTE student to FTE Staff
No written policy
SET ratios depend on student choices and government sponsorship
Ratios for business, finance, etc., also like in SET. .

17. Academic Staffing Resources
Permanent Academic by Highest Qualification
PhD requirement no longer a requirement
Incentives for PhD:
3 salary notches on successful completion
Permanent Academic by Rank
Policy for appointments to ranks & Promotions
Criteria for Appointments & Promotion
Promotions follow Pyramid for establishment
Criteria with clear requirements was big incentive

18. Staff by Ranks at UB
New promotion criteria

19. Academic Staffing Resources: HERANA Target

20. Academic Staffing Resources
Summaries of Academic Staff Proportions
No clear research capacity assessment
Belief in high research capacity?:
Heavy teaching loads
Research not clearly planned at Faculty level
Research still largely a responsibility of individual researcher

21. Incentive: Objective Assessment: (Quality of Research Outputs)
Value per Output (range)
Quality Criteria
Books & Chapters
2 - 8
The peer review and other quality assurance processes underpin quality criteria
Journal articles
3 – 8<
Conf. presentations & publications
1 – 4
Tech. Transfer & prdn.
2 - 4
Creative Works
1 - 4
Research training (postgra)
1 - 3
Resources (funding)
Impact & Service

22. Individual Academic Plan: Promotion
How many years does one wants to spend at each rank?
What profile does one wants to have overall?
Etc
Rank
Minimum Products
Required products (<4points)
Lead author
Single author
Leadership
Profile
Senior L 6 4 1 22
A. Prof. 12 8 2 20 44
Professor 24 28 84
Etc.

23. High Level Knowledge
(Research Outputs)

24. Intensifying Research Performance
Research Strategy 2009
Objectives:
Increase staff participation in research
Increase and enhance student research training
Increase research funding
Increase international research collaboration
Increase volume and quality of research outputs
Enhance impact of research
Improve integration of research and teaching
(HERANA 2, 2014)

25. Doctoral Enrolments & Graduates
Plans for increased PhD enrolments?
Yes,
Overall graduate target of 1953 by 2015/16
Plans and incentives to enhance graduate outputs
PMS points .

26. Research Outputs Trends
New Promotion Criteria
PMS
PMS

27. Institutionalisation of Data Collection & Analysis

28. Research Management System (RMS) (UPGRADING & COMPULSORY UPLOADS)
Databases
(HERANA 2, 2014)

29. Upgraded RMS (Converis)

30. Enterprise Resource Planning
Student Data
Enterprise Resource Planning
Undergraduates
Postgraduates
Masters
Mphil
Phd
Progression
Etc,

31. Towards Research-Led UB?
New Division of Research and Innovation
Leadership of research
Re-vitalisation of strategic goals: Research Intensification
Response to new Ministry
Research capacity development, incentives, funding, etc.
Performance monitoring & evaluation
Upgraded Research Information Management Systems and Digital Archive (UBRISA)
Directorate of Institutional Research and Strategic Planning.
Institutional data collection & management
Analysis for information & use in decisson making -HERANA

32. Other Answers to HERANA
Extend of data use in decisions & planning:
Not extensively used
Institutional mangers vs HERANA data producers
Same people in Research Office & Institutional plan.
Data analysis.
Ad hoc, when there is interest
Not circulated
Annual Research Report was discontinued….plans to revive. .

33. THANK YOU