School Operational Plan 2024-2026
Establishment of center of excellence at MUM headed by SoIT by 2026, Establishment of SoIT Research Hub (iRH) at SoIT by 2024
Impact 2030 Strategic Theme and Objective | Campus Goal | Priority Initiatives | Measures | SOIT Targets | Accountability/ Responsibility | Risk |
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Excellent | EE1: Monash Malaysia is the preferred choice for Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in Asia | 1.1 Identify and introduce new future-focused Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses, with Postgraduate courses offered in a range of flexible delivery modes | Introduce new courses that are market driven and in areas of demand and of national and global interest | 1 elite Bachelor of AI course in 2025 | DHoS, DHoSE | 1,3,5 |
Introduce postgraduate coursework (GPG) short courses and micro-credential masterclass | 1 GPG short course or micro-credential masterclass in 2026/7 | DHoSE, CCs | 1,3,5 | |||
Increase commencing load | * GPG commencing load increase by 20% per annum *Undergraduate (UG) commencing load increase by 5% per annum | DHoS, DHoSE, CCs | 1,3,5 | |||
1.2 Introduce authentic and future focused learning, teaching and assessments in all Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses | a) Increase student Retention b) Sustained SETU performance | a) PG retention at least 95% b) UG retention at least 95% c) 90% units with SETU Q8 of at least 3.8 | DHoSE, CCs, 1YC | 1,3,5 | ||
EE2: Monash Malaysia educators are the thought-leaders in innovative education in Asia | 1.3 Develop and introduce a program of enabling and showcasing, reward and recognition of educators that is aligned to the Education Plan pillars in Impact 2030. | a) Obtain education excellence/citation awards b) Present teaching innovation at education events (TransformED, Education Forums) | 1 award/teaching citation per annum or 1 educatin talk /sharing University level/national/ international event per annum | DHoSE, CCs | 3 | |
EE3: Monash Malaysia is known for rich educational experiences that prepare our students to be ready for professions and demands of the future and make them the preferred choice for the best employers School focus : Outstanding student experience | 1.5 Introduce a series of industry focused skill development opportunities for students | Courses have industry focused skill development opportunities for students | * Support for each student to obtain professional certification * One or more new participating IBL company per year (Target 10 by 2026) | DHoSE, IEC, CCs | 3,4 | |
Establish an SoIT-led industrial experiential learning center with futuristic humanoids for advanced AI experience | SOIT industrial experiential learning center by 2024 | DHoS, DHoSE, CCs, IEC | 3,4 | |||
Number of Students to participate at least one Student Experience activities | 50% of students by 2024 | SEEM, SEC | 3,4 | |||
ER1: Monash Malaysia is a valuable partner to Malaysian and Southeast Asian industries, government and not-for-profits (‘industry’ for short), for research and development | 2.1 Establish an industry focused PhD program, in which industry funds or co-funds PhD scholarships for projects targeting industry-based problems | Increase industry-based research funding / government sponsored scholars | 10% year-on-year | DHoSR, AHoS-GR | 2,6,9 | |
ER2: Monash Malaysia is a hub for impactful research benefiting Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region | 2.3 Identify and support multidisciplinary centres of excellence that act as a focus for securing mission-based and other large-scale regional and global funding | Establishment of center of excellence at MUM headed by SoIT by 2026, Establishment of SoIT Research Hub (iRH) at SoIT by 2024 | iRH at SoIT by 2024, at least 1 centre by 2026 | DHoSR | 2,5,6,9 | |
Increase in international research funding | * RM1.75m in 2024 * RM2m in 2025 * RM2.5m in 2026 | DHoSR | 2,5,6,9 | |||
2.4 Campus performance targets to prioritise impact and quality | Implement School research performance targets | * Maintain full capacity 60 GRS for 2024 * >85% on-time completion * 80% of GRS completions with FQL (conference /journal) * >30% of GRS funded externally (including government scholar) * Increase commencing enrolment by 15% p.a. or as per load target | DHoSR, AHoS-GR | 5 | ||
ER3: Monash Malaysia will be known throughout Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region as an innovator, for industrial, government and community partners | 2.5 Fully implement, consolidate and leverage The Generator at Monash Malaysia | Establish a SOIT technopreneurship ecosystem which supports disruptive innovations. | * ≥ 10 mentors (founders, techleads) * ≥ 3 funding oppurtunity (angel syndicate, VC, private equity) * ≥ 2 educational sessions (talks, panels, masterclasses, bootcamps) * ≥1 pitch session to investors * ≥1 participation in domestic or international startup events | SEC | 2,5,6,9 | |
International | IN1: Monash Malaysia will be the key destination for international students from Asia and beyond | 3.1 Strengthen and/or develop new marketing, recruitment and admissions strategies to expand our pool of international students from South Asia and China | Increase in commencing international UG + GPG students | International students from China by 20% per annum (Combined UG & GPG) | DHoS, DHoSE, CCs | 1,9 |
IN2: Monash Malaysia graduates will be responsible and effective global citizens who can engage in an internationalized world and demonstrate cross-cultural competence | 3.3 Enhance study abroad and immersion opportunities and embed these opportunities through a range of semester-length, Monash Global Campus Intensives (MGCI), study tours and immersion programs (such as the Monash Immersion Guarantee) in all Undergraduate courses | UG students will have an international study experience during their degree | * 2024: 30% of students * 2025: 40% of students * 2026: 50% of students | SEC, SEEM | 1,3,5,6 | |
Increase in inbound exchange numbers | * 2024: 5% of students * 2025: 5% of students * 2026: 10% of students | SEC, SEEM | 1,3,5,6 | |||
3.4 Upscale research abroad mobility opportunities for all graduate research students | Number of PhD students participating in international mobility (Campus-Global Mobility Program, School-GRE, VC Inter-campus travelling grant, etc) | * 2024: 20% * 2025: 25% * 2025: 55% | DHoSR, AHoS-GR | 1,2,3,5,6 | ||
IN3: MUM will develop its international networks to promote education and research excellence through strategic internationalisation initiatives / partnerships | 3.5 Develop a portfolio of educational linkages with partners from Asia and around the world | Develop educational partnerships with Top 50 education institutions from Asia / around the world | At least 1 by 2026 | DHoSE | 5,6,9 | |
3.7 Establish a Visiting Scholar program to attract researchers to MUM to conduct collaborative research with MUMresearchers | SoIT Elite Visiting Professor scheme | At least 2 elite visiting professors per annum | DHoSR | 2,6 | ||
Enterprising | EN1: Monash Malaysia is known as a provider of high quality professional development / executive education in select areas that align to Impact 2030 and campus aspirations | Excellent degrees and programs & Rich educational experiences 4.1 Partner with a select group of organisations in Malaysia, Australia and the Southeast Asian region, to develop a series of Professional Certificates that act as a focal point for professional development activities (e.g. ESG Academy, Net Zero Academy) | Participate in Professional Certification from a fee paying cohort from an industry or government based organisation | * 2024: 30 * 2025: 40 * 2026: 50 | SEC | 5,6,9 |
Inclusive | IC1: Monash Malaysia is known as an inclusive university that provides a safe environment for diverse students and staff to thrive and provides educational opportunities for communities who are underrepresented in higher education | 5.2 Develop and implement an inclusive scholarship and recruitment strategy to increase access for students from underrepresented groups | Equity scholarships for underrepresented group / students | 3 Star Scholarships (2 UG & 1 GPG) | DHOS, DHoSE | 5,6,7 |
IC3: Monash Malaysia is known as a leader for accessible, inclusive and equitable education in Malaysia | 5.4 Develop educator awareness and capabilities in inclusive education practices and universal design | Implementation of accessible and inclusive teaching and learning resources | The eXperential AI (XAI) Lab and Computational Heurestic Intelligence (CHI) Lab to provide an accessible & inclusive learning facilitiy by 2025 | DHOS, DHoSE | 7 |
Abbreviation:
- HOS: HOS Head of School
- DHoS: Deputy Head of School
- DHoS-E: Deputy Head of School (Education)
- DHoS-R: Deputy Head of School (Research)
- AHOS-GR: Associate Head of School (Graduate Research)
- SSM: Senior School Manager
- CC: Course Coordinator
- 1YR: First Year Coordinator
- EM: Education Manager
- RC: Research Coordinator
- LM: Lab Manager
- SEC: Student Engagement Coordinator
- IEC: Industry Engagement Coordinator
- EA: Engineers Australia
- OBE: Outcome Based Education
- CQI: Continuous Quality Improvement
- ECR: Early Career Researcher
- SEE: Student Experience and Engagement Manager