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and a way of being in the world that differs from graduates • stakeholder engagement – how are we reaching out/
of other universities? Prof Nel suggested that thinking into building relations and networks
these questions can provide dimensions of what we should • inclusive student access and success – key to our
be evaluating as part of our transformation journey. identity as a comprehensive university
• our core missions – very rich in indicators from
A key dimension of cascading V2030 is having measures of curriculum to types of research and so forth
success. Those measures of success must track transformation • institutional culture
and is a key central dimension of V2030. • language, signs, and symbols – students feel they
are not reflected in the university
In wanting to suggest indicators, Prof Nel encouraged us to • equity, diversity, and redress – our complaints mech-
think of the university as a system not in in a neat linear anisms are key
mechanistic way but just to think through the different • institutional systems, processes, and infrastructure –
dimensions of inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes. She while it may sound very technical, these have a
admitted that outcomes are very difficult to measure but they fundamental impact on institutional culture and how
are very important to keep an eye on. people experience the university - whether it’s user
friendly or not / whether we are saying something
Prof Nel suggested that societal impact, responsiveness, in our brand promises but deliver something differ-
sustainability and the graduate-ness of the types of graduates ent. How people experience our systems has a
we send out into the world are all key aspects that we often fundamental impact.
don’t look at but need to be looked at in more reflective • resources – power relations / who makes decisions /
and deep ways. how do we mobilize resources / how do we allocate
resources. Committees are often responsible for
In closing, Prof Nel provided a framework to be refined based allocating resources. Who makes decisions and what
on the feedback from the groups. indicators to be tracked: guides those decisions are two important questions
• our history and context – a very important founda- to ask as well as how do our resources enable our
tion for tracking because it shapes our contribution transformation agenda to flourish?
and how we show up in terms of our purpose
• our vision, mission, and values - and how these are In closing Prof Nel reminded us to not forget individual
lived and experienced responsibility when tracking indicators. Individuals also have
• governance and leadership – values-driven and responsibility and agency.
inclusive

Inclusive student Academic core Institutional culture
access for success missions & campus life

Stakeholder
engagement & Language, signs
& symbols
partnerships

Governance & Equity, diversity
leadership & redress
Vision 2030
transformation
Institutional vision, dimensions Institutional systems,
processes &
mission and values
infrastructure
Institutional history Resource mobilisation
and context & stewardship

visioN 2030 diMeNsioNs of traNsforMatioN

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