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Opportunities:

Global Expansion

To develop new markets, domestically and internationally for KU educational programs in developing economies across the globe. International and off-campus studyand exchange programs. Campuses can be made world wide for further growth and prosperity of Karachi University.

Foreign Links

Karachi University can have foreign links, more conversations and partnerships withlocal employers those in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors (national or international) so that students of the university are more appealing and in higher priorityto them in recruitment for jobs.

Improved Marketing

To overcome the lack of cohesive message about university to outside communityKarachi University can expand. Expand and improve the effectiveness of marketing of KU emphasizing the university’s unique identity, big campus and small city, professorswhoteach, learning communities, and commitment to lifelong learning via distanceeducation, new certificate programs, etc.

Affiliation with other Institutions

The prospect of promoting increased collaboration across campus to take advantage of new needs for interdisciplinary approaches to a variety of problems

. Realizing thechallenges to be faced in the field of Education during 21st century theUniversity of Karachi has established Quality Enhancement Cell in January 2006, to support the University for improving the level of education. QEC is responsible to promote and enhance the quality of education giving by the teachers and acquiring by the students. It isalso responsible for review of academic affiliations with otherinstitutions in terms of effective management.

Increase and strengtheninternal collaborations and external collaborations e.g., efficiencies in offering degreegranting programs and distance education by stronger collaborations with other educational institutions.

Growth Opportunity

Growth opportunities in emerging sectors research and economic development (lifescience, advanced manufacturing, information solutions). Focus on excellence with anemphasis on areas in which KU should grow.

Online Opportunities Worldwide

Like many other universities, Karachi University should also avail the online opportunityworldwide for its further recognition among best universities. Because

educationmust be delivered to students within limited time and mobility. Andthis would be the best opportunity to satisfy and educate studentsanywhere in the world.

Alternative Budgeting/Funding Models

Tapping donors — alums, businesses, foundations — use them to tell KU’s story; improve perception of the KU and clarify the relationship between the purposes of private givingvs. tuitionrevenues. Fund raising for university through different means so as to manageresources.

Adapt to changing Demand and Delivery & changing Expectation

The demand for credit and non-credit education at advanced levels hasbecome a career-long reality. But the education must be delivered tostudents with limited time and mobility. The demands of the studentsshould be satisfied.

Increasing Population

The expanding population in Karachi University and its expanding rolein serving that population add considerably to the institution’s growthpotential and raise questions of revising its mission and identity.

There is potential to provide more attention to lifelong learning as the demographics of our stateand society change.

Admission Standard

Raise admission standards. The imposition of rigorous admission standards can increasenumbers of applicants and improve the average scholastic ability of the student body; thiscould result in improved retention as well.

Leading the Learning Revolution

Becoming a leader in interdisciplinary and integrated learning. Commitment to the promotion improvement and advancement of learning.

Systematic and serious use of performance assessment, especially of learning results, can lead to improved effectiveness and efficiency.Assessment of this sort constitutes performance research, which isappropriate to institutions of higher learning and an area in which theycan be models. The University of Karachi is putting into place a neweffort at comprehensive and systematic assessment of institutionaleffectiveness in all areas of performance.Multi-media technology is also changing the way on-campus instructionis delivered and represents an enormous opportunity to develop newand more effective ways of teaching and learning, as well asgenerating new knowledge. Information technology offers theopportunity for enabling the pursuit of learning from anywhere at anytime.

Students Concern

Students are more than customers; they are participants in,contributors to, and products of a highly structured learningenvironment and developmental process. Being more attentive to theirneeds can bring improvements in learning, recruitment, retention,career success, and alumni support.

THREATS

Growing Competition

Growing competition from nearby public and private universities. There is increasingcompetition for students, faculty and limited resources.

Alternative Providers

Alternative providers i.e., on-line universities and community colleges can also act as athreat to Karachi University.

Limited Resources

Declining resources from the state and increasing dependence on tuition revenue. For thisreason university is also dependent on funds which increases uncertainty in case fundsare unavailable.

Risk of losing

There is a risk of losing and difficulty in retaining prominent university faculty and staff for genuinely better opportunities at other universities national or international.

Rapidly Advancing Technology

Changing technology poses the most far-reaching, unavoidable, andunpredictable threat to institutional stability and competitiveness:1) Initial investment in infrastructure and equipment, replacementcosts, technical support costs, and employee training costs threatenalways to overwhelm the institutional budget2) The efficiencies of technology remain tantalizing, and the ante tendsto go up as capability increases.

3) Uncertainty about the direction technology will take deters facultyfrom making major time investments in methodologies that the nextadvance can sweep away4) To ensure human capability to use the technology is commensuratewithits potential, ongoing training is necessary. Training translatesinto staffing considerations, since it takes time from the job and makesturnover a significant concern5) Technology raises the stakes of competition, bringing competitorsinto territories formerly protected by distance6) Effective adaptation of roles, responsibilities, and policyinfrastructures is difficult in a rapidly changing environment.

Legislative Actions

Legislative actions that are increasingly building walls and barriers for conductingtechnology transfer.

Sluggish Approval Process

In a rapidly changing educational environment, the time-consumingand complex processes of securing requisite approvals for newprograms, program changes, off-campus delivery, and even delivery bytelecommunications are often outdated, unnecessary, and mainlydetrimental to meeting educational needs in a timely and efficient way.Oversight and accountability are appropriate concerns but should nothinder public institutions in their efforts to serve the public in ways thatcompete with private and out-of-state providers.

Recruitments Disadvantages

In recruiting to campus students from outside commuting range,University is faced with a lack of furnished and affordable housing, aswell as lack of public transportation and limited part time jobopportunities.

Declining Number of high School Graduate Students

The continuing pressure to increase enrollments amidst diminishing numbers of traditional students fully qualified for university education. Students less prepared for university education

Declining financial support

Declining financial support for students that lead to more students working to stay inuniversities. This can be a threat as students who can not afford might not be able tocontinueuniversity and hence lead to lesser enrollment of students.

Transportation Problem

Thousands of the students of Karachi University face immenseproblems in reaching the campus, due to acute shortage of universitypoint buses. There are just 27 point buses to cater the needs of some28000 students and teachers, and the university urgently requires atleast 80 more buses to facilitate its students, faculty and non-teachingstaff.

Influence of External Bodies

In the University of Karachi, external body influence is one of the majorthreats.