SUSTAINABLE FINANCING
Resource Mobilization & Partnership
Mandate
The Resource Mobilisation and Partnership department is responsible for seeking funding from national, regional, and global sources. It collaborates with funding partners to invest in promoting accountability, equity, equality, and transparency, thereby fostering trust in partnerships. The department pools knowledge and expertise to stimulate ideas and create a sustainable university system. The UF Resource Mobilisation and Partnership Department’s function is anchored in sections 54(4) (f) and 54(5) of the Universities Act, 2012, which requires the University Fund to mobilise and receive funds for its purposes from the government, donors, and any other sources.
Areas of Focus
- Research and innovation
- Special needs and students from other marginalised groups
- Scholarships
- Sector specific areas i.e climate change, health, green growth, community development and conflict resolution
- Infrastructure
- Capacity building
- Centres of Excellence
- Data management
- Objectives of university education and resource implications
Objectives of university education and resource implications
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Objectives of University Education
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Resource Implications
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Advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarly research and scientific investigation;
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Funding research and development (PhDs)
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Promotion of learning in the student body and society generally;
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Sufficient funding to employ adequate number of faculty members
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Promotion of cultural and social life of society;
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Sensitising faculty members to train students on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education.
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Support and contribution to the realisation of national economic and social development;
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Funding scholars in programmes of national priority
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Promotion of the highest standards and quality in teaching and research;
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Financing of Monitoring and Evaluation activities
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Education, training, and retraining of higher-level professional, technical, and management personnel.
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Funding capacity development for university management training.
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Promotion of gender balance and equality of opportunity among marginalised groups.
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Affirmative action in funding the disadvantaged groups
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