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5.2 Swot Analysis

A list of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats is provided in the 2x2 matrix
below.

Figure 5: SWOT analysis

•Heavy reliance on first-stream income (government subsidy)

STRENGTHS • High concentration of brainpower in the country WEAKNESSES •Insufficient space to cater for the high enrolment
•Weak operational processes and systems
•Inadequate technologies to aid processes and management
• Wide physical presence in the country
systems
• Diversified academic programmes
•Aging and inadequate infrastructure and facilities
• UNAM brand is recognisable
•Low research output
• Stable institutional leadership
• Well diversified teaching and learning modes
•High workload and overloaded curriculum
• Most of academic programmes re registered on the •Insufficient human capital in certain academic areas
National Qualification Framework •Underperformance of staff members
•Low completion rate of students
•Inadequate implementation of governance processes, rules
and procedures
•Lack of alignment of the organisational structure to strategy
•Outdated institutional structure
•Lack of business intelligence system
•Inadequate safety and security
•Weak marketing of research and innovation outputs
•Inadequate funding for research and innovation
•Insufficient work-integrated learning
•Absence of research framework to monitor research impact
OPPORTUNITIES •Availability of funding for •Insufficient institutional governance measures in place
•Insufficient engagement of communities in social projects
•High-level government support
•Lack of representation outside the country
projects aligned to high-level
•Absence of a leadership development programme
government initiatives
•Lack of climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives
•Inadequate ICT governance
•Active memorandums of
understanding with other
institutions and industries
•Availability of collaborative
research opportunities
•Continuing improvement of
academic programmes

THREATS • Competition from other universities

• Declining government subsidy
• Continuously changing demands by industry and stakeholders
• High number of qualifying student applications
• Poor economic performance
• Poor visibility of UNAM and participation at events
• Poor quality of prospective student intakes
• Increasing cost of service delivery
• Bureaucratic procurement processes
• Competitive institutional ranking environment

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