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Philosophy

The Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences practices a philosophy of inclusiveness and global collaboration in empowering sustainable aquatic resource management. Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals, we emphasize quality education, high-impact research and strategic partnerships to produce sustainable solutions that will benefit communities, industries, agencies and the environment.

vision

To become a centre of excellence in Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences that cultivates graduates with expertise in sustainable aquatic resource management and aquaculture for local and international needs.

mission

To achieve that vision, FSPA is determined to:

  • To produce high-quality graduates in fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic food sciences who are skilled in applying the latest technologies and innovations in the fields.

  • To develop graduates with strong research skills in fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic resource management to support sustainability and conservation.

  • To provide competitive graduates who are able to meet current and future market demands in the fisheries, aquaculture, and related food industries, locally and globally.

SLOGAN

“Ocean of discoveries, global sustainability”

Quality Policy

“The Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (FSPA) is committed to delivering excellence in the field of fisheries and aquaculture by ensuring customer satisfaction through continuous improvement of three core elements: Teaching, Research and Service, in line with our stated quality objectives.“

OBJECTIVES

1. FSPA is determined to provide quality services in Teaching as follows;

  • 1.1 Ensuring high quality academic programs through collaboration and application of curriculum based on benchmarks that have been targeted by the university by ensuring that all programs receive full accreditation from MQA and comply with study program monitoring audits.
  • 1.2 Empowering the development of knowledge through lifelong learning. and all courses implement industry involvement in lectures every semester.
  • 1.3 Ensure that the target percentage of undergraduate and postgraduate students, i.e. 95% of undergraduate students and 40% of postgraduate students who complete their studies within the stipulated study period, is achieved.
  • 1.4 Strive to increase the marketability of graduate work to achieve the targets set by the university based on the UMT Strategic Plan.

2. FSPA will continue to generate new knowledge and bring benefits to the academic world by cultivating research as follows;

  • 2.1 Improve the quality of researchers and research through the publication ratio of three indexed journal articles for each lecturer as targeted for a year.
  • 2.2 Each lecturer leads or is a member of an active research grant.

3. FSPA strives to bring benefits to the community through knowledge transfer/ management services/ consulting as follows;

  • 3.1 Empower high-impact knowledge transfer projects through the implementation of programs involving 12 communities per year.
  • 3.2 Aiming for the involvement of 20% of academic staff in the USR program.
  • 3.3 Increase academic collaboration by implementing 15 high-impact programs with industry partners within a year.

CLIENTS CHARTER FSPA

We promise to provide quality services as follows;

  • 1. Carry out a syllabus review and evaluation program at least once every 5 years to ensure that the academic program is relevant, recognized, of high quality and has graduate marketability value and complies with the academic regulations in force and the quality standard ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System (QMS).
  • 2. Provide academic guidance and advice from an authoritative mentor at least 2 times per semester to produce knowledgeable, noble, quality, virtuous and competitive graduates.
  • 3. Inform the decision/results received from the meeting at the highest university management level within 3 to 7 days after receipt to the relevant stakeholders.
  • 4. Ensure that the client’s personal information is secure and complies with the ISO/IEC27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) quality standard.
  • 5.Ensure laboratory/workshop/store/share equipment and equipment are ready for use no later than 10 minutes before the lecture/practical program is conducted.
  • 6. Ensure that complete client complaints are given feedback of acceptance within 3 working days.
  • 7. Ensure counter service for any query is served within five (5) minutes at the latest.