Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Values

The programme has the following values:/a>

 Excellence: the programme shall make a continuous and concerted effort to develop its academic and research programs to the center of excellence.

 Quality: the programme shall exert a continuous effort to deliver highest standard academic and community services.

 Relevance: the programme shall give a considerable attention to make sure that allacademic and research activities are oriented to meet the needs of all stakeholdersin particular and the development of the society in general.

 Innovation:the programme strives to advance innovativeness among the academiccommunity and students.

 High ethics: the programme strives to maintain high ethical standards in itsacademic and public services.

 Efficiency and Effectiveness: the programme is committed to implement a newadministrative and academic structure systems designed on the basis of BPRprinciples to efficiently use resources and effectively deliver services.

 Democracy and transparency: the programme encourages promotes principles ofdemocratic values and transparency in its academic and administrative systems.

 Academic freedom: : the programme adheres to principles of academic freedom in aneffort to advance academic wisdom and create an environment for free discussionand dissemination of ideas and research findings.

 Participatory: the programme encourages and creates a system for the activeinvolvement of all stakeholders in all its undertakings and decision makings.

 Equity: the programme promotes; affirmative action to encourage female participationboth students and staff. Social inclusiveness to disabled students, staff and communitymember’s social justice to initially disadvantaged regions and ethnic groups

 Accountability: the programme promotes accountability at individual and institutionallevels with full answerability to the public and the University community.