UP2025 Strategy The UP2025 strategy is focused on strengthening our position as a leading, innovative and socially responsive university. The main focus of UP’s 2025 implementation plan is to scale up our contribution to society, as expressed in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030.
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Strategic Goals
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Five linked strategic goals define the academic vision and identity of UP2025:
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• To enhance access and successful student learning through our FLY@UP initiative, which
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provides students with the support they need to succeed and graduate in the minimum time; To enhance postgraduate success, including through our FLYHigher@UP initiative, which supports postgraduate students to succeed and complete their studies in the minimum time; To strengthen UP’s research and international profile; To foster and sustain a transformed, inclusive, and equitable university community; To optimise resources and enhance institutional sustainability; To strengthen the university’s social responsiveness and impact in society.