OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR (PRE)
Directorate of Strategic Planning & Performance Contracting
This is the Third Strategic Plan of University of Eldoret (UoE) since it became a fully-fledged Public University in 2013. The Strategic Plan has been developed in cognizance of the Constitution of Kenya, Vision 2030, the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, MTP IV, East Africa Community Vision 2050, United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, African Union Agenda 2063 and other legal documents. This plan covers the period 2024 – 2029, which is developed according to the 5th generation Strategic Plans Guidelines. The strategic plan will provide the roadmap for University of Eldoret’s achievement of its strategic goals over the period of five years. The Plan focuses on how to implement the UoE mandates including the areas of scientific research and innovations, teaching, learning, consultancy and community outreach as envisaged in the Universities Act, 2012.
Chapter One describes the significance of the Strategic Plan in achieving organization success. It further details the context of strategic planning taking into account national development priorities and laws, and regional and international development frameworks. Additionally, it provides background information on how the University of Eldoret (UoE) has evolved from conceptualization to date. It also outlines the methodology used to develop this Strategic Plan.
Chapter Two presents the strategic direction of the institution that includes the Mandate, Vision statement, Mission statement, Strategic goals, Core Values and Quality Policy statement.
Chapter Three provides a review of the situational and stakeholder analysis of the institution. The situational analysis includes information on the external and internal environment. Additionally, it describes the detailed analysis of the past performance, key achievements, challenges faced and lessons learnt from implementation of the previous Plan.
Chapter Four details the strategic issues of the institution that have been identified following situational and stakeholders’ analyses. Further, it highlights the strategic goals formulated to address the strategic issues and the Key Result Areas that the institution shall focus on in realizing the strategic goals.
Chapter Five outlines the strategic objectives of the institution that are to be pursued for the attainment of the vision and mission during the period. The chapter also describes the evaluation of the strategic choices from a number of possible alternatives to identify specific strategies. The Plan has seven (7) strategic objectives which are implemented through several strategies. Chapter Six details the implementation plan, taking into consideration action plans, annual work plans and budgets and performance contracting. It further provides information on the coordination framework, specifically on the institutional framework, staff establishment, skill set and competence development, leadership, systems and procedures. The risk management framework is provided with a detailed plan of how potential risks will be mitigated.
Chapter Seven identifies financial requirements for implementing the plan. This chapter also identifies the resource gaps and sets out the strategies for resource mobilization and management.
Chapter Eight describes the monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework of University of Eldoret during the implementation process of this Plan. It outlines the standards for tracking performance and provides how the mid and end term evaluations shall be undertaken. Further, it describes the reporting, feedback and corrective action mechanisms.
This strategic plan is developed with a view of making UoE, “A premier University nurturing global Leaders and Innovators for sustainability” as it strives “To provide quality education, training, research and entrepreneurship in Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Technology and the Arts to meet the needs and aspirations of a dynamic society”.
