An over view of our strategic direction

1. An over view of our strategic direction By Aloysius KyeyuneSsemmanda

2. Multitech Management and Accountancy Programmes Ltd(2002) Multitech Accountancy Programme (1989)

3. LOCATION • Plot 345, Kyadondo Road, Off Sir Apollo Kaggwa CONTACT • P.O Box 10923, Kampala • Tel: 256-41-533932/3/4 • Fax: 256-41-533920 • E-Mail: inquiries@multitech.co.ug

4. The vision • To be a leading trainer in commercial knowledge and competences, to enable our students and clients excel in professional and life long goals.

5. The Mission • Our mission is to provide commercial competences and knowledge that are career-oriented, innovative and responsive to the needs of students, employers and the self-employed; to realize competitive return on investment and to contribute to the advancement of best business practices and the excellence of our clientele in Uganda, the Great Lakes Region and beyond.

6. The Logo • SYMBOLISM: The BALD EAGLE carrying a scroll, then a key and pen to signify: • Excellent vision • Soaring heights – the sky being the limit • Agility, daring courage, will and splendour • Accuracy • Knowledge, competence and literacy to open doors; the key and the tools we use to advance.

7. Core Values • Aspiring to excel - search for the best • Innovation – keep improving • Teamwork – all to contribute and share • Respect for God and man – we are just tools • Fun – it is a game not a war!

8. Five Core competences • These are mandatory for MBS: • Entrepreneurship • Financial literacy • Computer literacy • Marketing • Ethics and integrity

9. Broad strategy • Maintain a low cost operation. • Collaborate with institutions of repute to attain organazational learning. • Widen variety with courses that allow optimal use of existing resources (economies in scale and scope) • Keep agile; lean and close (proximity) • Move to the users whenever possible

10. The Governance of the School is vested in the following key organs: Board of Directors (Governing Council): Chairman/CEO Appointments committee Finance and administration committee Academic committee The Academic Board The principal Quality assurance Admissions & Teaching Library, Research and Information Services committees. Management Staff association Students guild council Governance

11. Management • Executive Chairman • Principal • Registrar • Finance Director/Bursar • Business Development • Dean of Students • Systems Administrator • Librarian • Human resource • Heads of Academic Departments as X officials

12. The Six strategic goals:2009 to 14 • Produce competent and entrepreneurial graduates with skills and all-round employability potential. • Develop an empowered and efficient faculty to deliver modern business knowledge and skills • Establish affiliations, collaborations and mandates necessary for a DAI of academic excellence • Develop space and infrastructure to meet the growing needs • Build the Brand • Realize reasonable return on investment and source for development funding

13. Some Targets

14. Scheduled activities • There are 128 scheduled activities over the five year period that include: • Adopting and training staff in transformational learning • Conducting an Employers perception of MBS graduates • Regular self evaluation sessions • Establishing and implementing a staff development plan • Carrying out jobs profiling • Soliciting for development funding • Establishing a research centre • Initiating results oriented incentives • Recruiting staff essential for new courses • Conducting compensation survey etc.

15. Challenges • Expansion of space • Stocking, furnishing the library and e-subscriptions • Launching new degree courses by February 2011 • Acceptance • Awareness • Staff recruitment • Student enrollment • Additional computer capacity • Staff development/retention • Compensation survey • Stakeholders satisfaction survey • Phased development of new campus

16. Enabling law • The Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act (2001) as amended provides: • S71(1) A tertiary institution may, for purposes of promoting its academic programmes, and with the approval of the National Council, affiliate with a Public(or Private) University if: (a) The institutional standards governing the performance, operations and conduct of the institute are acceptable to the University , (b) its institutional standards conform to the standards set by the NCHE. • S71(3): A Tertiary Institution affiliated to a University shall, as may be agreed in relation to awards, conduct courses leading to awards of certificates, diplomas or degrees of that University under standards provided under this Act and Statutes made and guidelines issued by the University and shall in connection with the relevant awards, jointly conduct examinations leading to those awards.

17. What we are looking for • Affiliation to selected degree courses • Opportunity for staff development, such as participation in setting/marking of exams, enrollment to higher degrees, research co-operation. • Limited access to faculty/exchange/visitation • Conducting periodic and pre-examination sessions/seminars • Participation in development and review of curricula • Accreditation of MBS awards • Enrollment referrals

18. What we offer • Programmes awareness and enrollment of students. • Admission, tuition and continuous assessment (course work) and general student administration. • Remittance of registration and examination fees • Representation on the Governing Council • A conducive study environment • Mentoring the students • Invigilating examinations • Setting/Marking of examination

19. I wish you a nice stay at MBS and look forward to an MoU for a symbiotic collaboration. Thank you.