MY VISION, MISSION AND
AGENDA
“EVOLUTION OF FUNAAB
INTO A LEADING WORLDCLASS UNIVERSITY”
Professor Olusola Bandele, Oyewole
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Vice-Chancellor,’
Federal University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta. Ogun State.
Nigeria.
(E-mail: oyewoleB@yahoo.com
Their dreams - Ours
Prof. ‘Nimbe Adedipe, Prof. Julius Okojie, Prof. Folorunso Adu,
Prof. Ishola Adamson and to Prof. Olaiya Oluwafemi Balogun
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Our VISION
To be a centre of excellence in
knowledge generation for global
development and the sustenance of
an environmentally friendly society
OUR MISSION:
To build great future leaders
and generate knowledge
through research and
intellectually stimulating
environment for teaching,
learning and community
outreach towards
sustainable development
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MY VISION
” To promote the advancement
Of FUNAAB towards a World
Class status by providing the
Visionary leadership,
empowering the human
capacity , promoting quality
and excellence in teaching,
And research for development,
And community engagement
For societal impact”
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MY MISSION
“Building up the human
capacity and providing the
visionary, and disciplined
leadership that will make the
university imbibe world class
values and processes which
will promote
internationalized and
excellent delivery of learning,
research and community
engagement ”
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Today!
I have come to thank the members of the Senate
and indeed the entire staff of the University…
 I take cognizance of my need to provide effective
leadership in order to achieve my vision and
mission.
 I have been receiving the excellent support of the
governing council ; I also need the support and
cooperation of the University Senate ,for the
great tasks at hand
 I have therefore come to share with you, not only
my Vision and Mission, but also my plan of action (
My Agenda)
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My Agenda. 1
1. VISIONARY
LEADERSHIP AND
SUSTAINABLE
MANAGEMENT OF
RESOURCES
Commitment to
provide a disciplined,
committed and
focused leadership that
is anchored in
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STRENGTH,
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COURAGE,
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FAIRNESS,
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TRANSPARENCY,
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PURPOSEFULNESS
and
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AGGRESSION FOR
RESULTS
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My Agenda. 2
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2. QUALITY WILL BE
ONE OF OUR
VALUES:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Admission Process:
Staff Conduct:
Responsible Students
Quality working conditions &
tools
(i) Internal Self Assessment
exercise and (ii) SelfOrganized Programme
Accreditation
Modern modes of knowledge
delivery
My Agenda 3: SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AND
FUND MANAGEMENT
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a)
b)
c)
d)
Will sustain the very commendable fund
sourcing strategies
Will maintain the culture of aggressive and
proactive sourcing for funds and transparent
and time-effective utilization of fund.
Our strategy will include ensuring transparency
and blocking leakages associated with
procurements.
Shall follow DUE-PROCESSESS in all operations.
Improve the quality and
enhance the relevance of
the research outputs
 Create an enabling
academic environment
on university campuses,
an environment that can
attract and retain a
constellation of research
scholars.
 Encourage every College
and Department to
develop their research
focus and these must be
responsive to our societal
developmental needs.
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Give distinctive functions
to IFSERAR, CENIP and
DGM and challenge them to
provide good support to our
research, linkages and
innovation programs
Promote mentoring and
capacity building for young
researchers
Encouraged to formulate
our Institutional Research
Policy, while making
Colleges , Institutes to be
focussed in their research
activities.
Show enough leadership
and courage to give
direction on where we
want to make our mark of
excellence in research.
Will put in place active
Funding and Fund Sourcing
Strategies
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My Agenda 5:TEACHING
FOR
MEANINGFUL LEARNING:
Appropriate skills and
competences that our
graduates must acquire
2. Continue to provide
appropriate technical, ICT and
logistic facilities for teaching.
3. Promote systematic exposure
of our teachers to pedagogy
that will facilitate their being
exposed to new and emerging
learning systems
4. Promote students’ counselling
and mentoring
1.
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My Agenda: 6
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND
WIDENING OF
PARTICIPATION
Community Farming Scheme
International Students Program
FUNAAB Radio
Community-Based and
Community-Focussed Research
e) Community –University Joint
Activities.
f) Teaching that involves the
community
g) Students-Community
Engagements
h) Proactive Students Leadership
and Empowerment Programs.
a)
b)
c)
d)
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My Agenda 7: COLLABORATION ,
PARTNERSHIP AND INTERNATIONALIZATION.
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International
collaboration
and
partnership to
promote the
capacity
building of
our teaching
and
administrative
staff for them
to be able to
deliver
international
services.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Will ensure that our internationalization policy is
pursued with vigour and make FUNAAB a place of
choice in Nigeria for international students and
scholars. Strategic.
Internationalized Classrooms:
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS EXCHANGE CENTRE
Develop international level working and research
facilities, and create an enabling academic/
intellectual environment
The Institute for Human Resources Development
(INHURD) will continue to provide part-time,
diploma and pre-degree programs. In addition,
they will be made to serve as the centre for our inhouse staff development strategy.
My Agenda 8:
EXCELLENT STAFF
WELFARE AND
MANAGEMENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
We will be proactive in
treating staff welfare
issues,
Will employ constant
dialogue, and aggressive
information exchange
system,
Respect, honesty,
transparency and
fairness without
compromising discipline
and due process in all
staff matters.
RBM approach - defining
clear goals, objectives,
and expected outcomes
with processes for M&E
of results.
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Our Management Support Strategies
Increased revenue generating activities and
cost effective and efficient administrative
units.
In-House and External Leadership and
career training programs.
Improvement in the facilities and
infrastructures,
Maintenance and improvement of the
environment.
Access to transparent and efficient
administrative systems for students.
ICT strategy and facilities that will support
our focus.
Long term growth and viability of
Endowments.
Recognition and reward of performance
excellence
Resource alignment for our priorities.
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MY AGENDA 9: CAMPUS
DEVELOPMENT AND
SECURITY
Proactive
in visioning
for new infrastructural
developments.
Maintain the good
reputation with
TETFUNDS in project
execution and timely
delivery.
Explore Public-Private
Partnership
Strict adherence to
Due process
(a) Fire Station,
(b) Sewage to Waste Processing Plant,
(c) Turbine Electricity Generating Plant;
(d) Standard University Bookshop and Printing Press
(e) New Access and Intra-Campus Roads;
(f) Expanded academic and support facilities
(g) Expanded Student housing,
(h) Expanded facilities for health, welfare and recreational activities,
(i) Expanded indoor and outdoor sporting facilities.
(j) Expanded facilities for graduate students and research staff,
(k) New ICT facilities for new modes of learning
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AGENDA 9(B):
SECURITY
1.
2.
3.
4.
Good support to the
Security Committee
Prompt attention to
security reports
Continuous training
for Existing Private
Security Outfit with
the Environmental
Officers.
Electronic
Surveillance in
strategic locations.
5. Cooperate with local Baales and Obas and the
police with respect to the challenge of fulani
herdsmen and incursions of illegal settlers in the
University land
6. Promote community watch in the outskirts
7. Zero tolerance for Cultism and other vices
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Agenda 10: WORLD CLASS OPERATIONAL
STANDARD MODELS
Strategic planning,
Result-Based Mgt and Regular M & E
Transformational leadership at all levels.
Elimination
of primordial loyalty and the entrenchment of
meritocracy
Strict adherence to transparency in all transactions
Free flow of information at all levels of institutional
governance.
Weekly Campus Digest.
Systematic leadership and mgt training for staff and
students
Functional mechanisms for the participation of all –
students, all categories of staff, alumni, civil society, etc in
various decision-making bodies
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Agenda 11: STRATEGIC PLAN
Our strategic Priorities
 Providing relevant, and high
quality programs,
 Intensifying our research
performance with a culture of
excellence and innovation,
 Providing confident, skill and
visionary graduates that will be
able to contribute to our
development,
 Promote novel community
engagements that will widen
participation in university
activities
Key strategies, Policies and Support
plans
(a) Quality Assurance Strategy;
(b) Research Strategy,
(c) Internationalisation, Partnership and
Linkages Strategy,
(d) Environmental Charter,
(e) Enterprises Strategy,
(f) Academic Directorate Plans and
Projections,
(g) ICT Strategy,
(h) Community Engagement Strategy,
(i) HR and Management Strategy,
(j) Marketing and Communication Strategy,
(k) Health Strategy,
(l) Sports and Recreation Strategy,
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My Agenda 12 : Other Critical Issues for the
Advancement of our community
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Students Welfare
and Empowerment:
(a)
Ensure cordial relationship
by a policy of honesty,
transparency, fairness and
 Uninterrupted Municipal services
adherence to due process.
Will not tolerate cultism ,
indiscipline and other vices,
Will ensure the integrity of
our degrees by having zerotolerance for examination
malpractices.
Curricula will be reviewed
to ensure skills, and
competences required of the
students of the 21st Century
are inculcated .
 Adequate health care delivery services
 24 hour library program.
 Prompt release of examination results.
 Recognition and non-interference with
students’ democratic process
 Regular maintenance of the hostels
 Provision of transportation as a social
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service.
Students‘ counselling services.
Recreational facilities
Students’ welfare clubs and leadership
organizations.
Direct and informal interaction with the
students by the Administration
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OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES
e)Management and Union
(b) Improved Water Relationships:
 We will ensure harmony among all the
Generation and
cadres of staff in the university.
Treatment
 The spirit behind the ‘unity-building’...
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 Will not delay in making available all
the entitlements of our staff,
(c) Electricity
Generation
(d) Maintenance of
Road and Other
Facilities
 Shall be very proactive in the treatment
of welfare issues.
 Constant dialogue, fairness,
transparency and regular consultations
 Will display honesty, transparency,
fairness and adherence to due process
in handling all matters of the
university.
 Aggressive information exchange
system through University’s news
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Our FUNAAB World-Class
Agenda
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Visionary Leadership
Commitment to Quality
Sustainable Funding and
Fund Management.
Research - Relevant and
Quality.
Teaching – Skills and
Competences for
meaningful learning.
Community Engagement
Collaboration, Partnership
and Internationalization
Our Strategies Organs. 1
1. All Our Colleges and
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Academic and
Administrative Units.
Centre for
Internationalisation and
Partnership.
Centre for
Entrepreneurial Studies.
Directorate for Grants
Management.
Centre for Biotechnology.
Institute for food
Security, Environmental
Resources and
Agricultural Research
Our Strategic Programs
1. COMMUNITY BASED
FARMING SCHEME
2. GRADUATE FARMING
EMPLOYMENT SCHEME
3. COMMERCIAL TREE-CROP
PLANTATION PROGRAM
4. INDUSTRIAL FOOD
PROCESSING PARK
Our Strategic Engagement Plan
Commercial Agriculture
(Capacity-Building &
Training
Sheep & Goat
(Production)
Plantation
Development
(Cocoa, Plantain,
Palm Tree, Cashew
Seed Processing
(Maize, Rice, Soybean,
Vegetables)
Aqua-Culture &
Fish Processing
Food Processing
(Cassava)
Research Collaboration
and
Extension Services
Graduate Farming
Employment Scheme
Community-Based
farming
Scheme
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Our Commitment
Knowledge
For
Development
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Our Focus for Impact
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Knowledge
Generation
Community
Engagement –
Youth
Empowerment
Poverty Reduction
Agricultural
Innovations
Public
Enlightenment
 Teaching and Research - Skills and
Competences for Development
 Over 1000 Students in 4 communities in
Ogun State: for 1 year.
 Graduate Farming Scheme
 AMREC Activities in many communities
 Our Science and Engoneering programs.
 Our Environmental Focus
 New Innovations - FUNAABOR 1 & 2 Ofada
Rice , Cassava Flour Innovation
 Our veterinary and Veterinary Hospital
 Our Emerging Management Focus
 Kalahari Goat Project
 FUNAAB Radio
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BRIEFING TO SENATE
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
(1) Appreciation for the
about to be concluded
academic year
(2) There are 25 OnGoing Projects
I.
2500 Seater
Auditorium
II. 2000 Capacity
Auditorium,
III. Students Hostels
(Blocks A and B)
IV. IFSERAR Building
V.
Zoological Garden
VI. 500 Seater Computer
Lab.
vii. Staff Nursery &
Primary School.
viii. Road – Health –
Inter. Sch. & Exch.
ix. Veterinary teaching
Hospital Complex
x. Flats for Staff of
International School
xi. Fencing of the
Hostels.
xii. Shopping Mart at
Public Relations Unit
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BRIEFING TO SENATE
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
(3.) New Retirement Age
– Clarification on
grey areas to be
sought.
(4) Approval to review:
i.
Academic Brief.
ii.
Strategic Plan.
iii. Master Plan
(5) Professorial Cadre
promotions:
i.
Dr. U.F. Ekpo
ii.
Dr. B.S. Badmus
(6) Approval for the
Restoration of the
Graduate Assistantship
and the continuation of the
Junior Research
Fellowship (*)
(7) Transformation of Dept.
of Communication and
general Studies to an
Institute was not
approved.
(8) Approval of the
Directorate of Grants Mgt.
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BRIEFING TO SENATE
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
(9) Streamlining of
the mandates of
IFSERAR, CENIP
& DGM.
(10) Accreditation
Exercise
i. COREN.
ii. 15 Other
Programs.
(11) Deans / DD –
Leave Periods
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